occupier
pronunciation
How to pronounce occupier in British English:
UK [ˈɒkjupaɪə(r)]
How to pronounce occupier in American English:
US [ˈɑkjupaɪə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
- a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
Word Origin
- occupier (n.)
- late 14c., agent noun from occupy.
Example
- 1. When american troops were still in iraq , syria was the main haven for al-qaeda insurgents infiltrating into iraq to attack the infidel occupier .
- 2. In 1989 western europe 's communist foes collapsed ; the people rose up against the resented soviet occupier and were attracted by the west .
- 3. But the protesters complain that mr fayyad 's men are doing the occupier 's dirty work . Worryingly for mr abu mariya , israel 's military authorities are even considering a pa request to build a police station in beit omar .
- 4. It regards the whole of historic palestine as islamic land and therefore views the state of israel as an occupier , though it has offered a 10-year " truce " if israel withdraws to the lines held before the war of 1967 .