OCCUPANT


Meaning of OCCUPANT in English

/ok"yeuh peuhnt/ , n.

1. 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.

2. a tenant of a house, estate, office, etc.; resident.

3. Law.

a. an owner through occupancy.

b. one who is in actual possession.

[ 1590-1600; occupant, prp. of occuper. See OCCUPY, -ANT ]

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