oc ‧ cu ‧ pant AC /ˈɒkjəpənt, ˈɒkjʊpənt $ ˈɑːk-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ occupation , ↑ occupant , ↑ occupancy ; verb : ↑ occupy ; adjective : ↑ occupied ]
1 . someone who lives in a house, room etc ⇨ resident :
The furniture had been left by the previous occupants.
occupant of
Police are still trying to trace the occupants of the house which was destroyed by fire.
2 . someone who is in a room, vehicle etc at a particular time:
Neither of the car’s two occupants was injured.