occupant

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō).[1][2] By surface analysis, occupy +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

Noun

occupant (plural occupants)

  1. 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
  2. A person who occupies a place.
    1. A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
  3. The owner or tenant of a property.

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Translations

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “occupant (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ “occupant, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Pronunciation

Participle

occupant

  1. present participle of occuper

Adjective

occupant (feminine occupante, masculine plural occupants, feminine plural occupantes)

  1. occupying

Noun

occupant m (plural occupants, feminine occupante)

  1. occupant (tenant of a property)
  2. 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

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of occupō
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