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Webster 1913 Edition


Occupant

Oc′cu-pant

,
Noun.
[L.
occupans
, p. pr. of
occupare
: cf. F.
occupant
. See
Occupy
.]
1.
One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing;
as, the
occupant
of the apartment is not at home
.
☞ This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes the first possession of a thing that has no owner.
2.
A prostitute.
[Obs.]
Marston.

Webster 1828 Edition


Occupant

OC'CUPANT

, n.
1.
He that occupies or takes possession; he that has possession.
2.
In law, one that first takes possession of that which has no legal owner. The right of property, either in wild beasts and fowls, or in land belonging to no person, vests in the first occupant. The property in these cases follows the possession.

Definition 2024


occupant

occupant

English

Noun

occupant (plural occupants)

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

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ky.pɑ̃/

Verb

occupant

  1. present participle of occuper

Adjective

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

  1. occupying

Noun

occupant m (plural occupants, feminine occupante)

  1. occupant

Latin

Verb

occupant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of occupō