occupant
pronunciation
How to pronounce occupant in British English:
UK [ˈɒkjəpənt]
How to pronounce occupant in American English:
US [ˈɑːkjəpənt]
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- Noun:
- someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Word Origin
- occupant (n.)
- 1590s, "one who takes possession of something having no owner," from Middle French occupant (15c.) or directly from Latin occupantem (nominative occupans), present participle of occupare "to take possession of" (see occupy). Earlier noun form was ocupier (early 14c.).
Example
- 1. A sensing wristband automatically detects a fall or heart problems in an elderly occupant and can send an alert .
- 2. The tech crowd thought the latest occupant of the white house was one of their own .
- 3. They expect the occupant of the white house to be a towering figure a lincoln , a roosevelt , a johnson who dominates politics and shapes history .
- 4. The state of being an occupant or a tenant .
- 5. The occupant may alter , repeal , or suspend laws of the following types .