occupant Hear it!

occupant definition

oc·cu·pant (äk′yo̵̅o̅ pənt, -yə-)

noun

  1. a person who occupies a house, post, etc.
  2. a person who acquires title to anything by occupancy

Etymology: < L occupans, prp. of occupare, occupy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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