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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French occupant, present participle of occuper.
Pronunciation
Noun
occupant (plural occupants)
- A person who occupies an office or a position.
I cannot say the same of the current occupant of the position
occupant of the Oval Office
- A person who occupies a place.
- A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
- The owner or tenant of a property.
Translations
person who occupies an office or a position
person sitting in a vehicle
French
Pronunciation
Participle
occupant
- present participle of occuper
Adjective
occupant (feminine occupante, masculine plural occupants, feminine plural occupantes)
- occupying
Noun
occupant m (plural occupants, feminine occupante)
- occupant (tenant of a property)
- occupier; occupying forces (one who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another)
- Near-synonym: envahisseur
Further reading
Latin
Verb
occupant
- third-person plural present active indicative of occupō