occupant

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/ UK /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #30260

Meanings

1

noun
A person who lives in or uses a place such as a house, room, or vehicle.

The new occupants of the flat repainted every room.
2

noun
A person who holds a particular office or position.

The current occupant of the role has held it for over a decade.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who lives in or... resident tenant

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Word family

Forms occupants

Derived forms nonoccupantoccupanceoccupancyoccupantlesspreoccupant

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Phrases (1)

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previous occupant
the person who held a place or position immediately before its current holder

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy + -ant.

occupant Middle French occupāns Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# occupant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/
**Frequency rank:** 30260

## Meanings
1. A person who lives in or uses a place such as a house, room, or vehicle.
2. A person who holds a particular office or position.

## Examples
- The new occupants of the flat repainted every room.
- The current occupant of the role has held it for over a decade.

## Synonyms
- occupier

## Derived Forms
- nonoccupant
- occupance
- occupancy
- occupantless
- preoccupant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: occupant
- Root: occupāns

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy + -ant.

## AI Etymology
Occupant is borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy + -ant. In present-day use, it can mean a person who lives in or uses a place such as a house, room, or vehicle, or a person who holds a particular office or position. Derived formations include nonoccupant, occupance, occupancy, occupantless, and preoccupant.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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