OCCUPANT


Meaning of OCCUPANT in English

/ ˈɒkjəpənt; NAmE ˈɑːk-/ noun

1.

a person who lives or works in a particular house, room, building, etc. :

All outstanding bills will be paid by the previous occupants.

2.

a person who is in a vehicle, seat, etc. at a particular time :

The car was badly damaged but the occupants were unhurt.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the legal sense person who establishes a title ): from French , or from Latin occupant- seizing, from the verb occupare .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.