- a person, thing, etc, holding a position or place
- a person who has possession of something, esp an estate, house, etc; tenant
- a person who acquires by occupancy the title to something previously without an owner
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
oc•cu•pant /ˈɑkyəpənt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a person or group that occupies something:He robbed the occupants of a taxicab.
- a tenant or resident:the occupants of a house.
oc•cu•pant
(ok′yə pənt),USA pronunciation n.
- a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something:the occupant of a taxicab; the occupants of the building.
- a tenant of a house, estate, office, etc.;
resident. - Law
- an owner through occupancy.
- one who is in actual possession.
- Middle French occupant, present participle of occuper. See occupy, -ant
- 1590–1600
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occupant /ˈɒkjʊpənt/ n
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