occupant

noun

ˈä-kyə-pənt How to pronounce occupant (audio)
Definition of occupantnext
as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat

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Recent Examples of occupant After firefighters went into the building their gas monitors alerted immediately and the lone occupant of the building was subsequently evacuated, the NTSB said. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Upon arrival, officers met with the occupants of the home who directed them to the teen who had suffered a traumatic injury. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze within an hour of the crash, but the four occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, Bilodeau said. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The vehicle immediately left after its occupants saw the officer, according to the department. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for occupant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupant
  1. inhabitant
  2. resident
  3. tenant
Noun
  • Well… The inhabitants of Étretat [where the series was partly filmed] hate us a little bit.
    — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Most inhabitants of 10-story Lincoln Bay Towers just schlepped up and down the stairs to go about their daily lives, but that was impossible for some older residents.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • State officials in August announced that two unvaccinated residents died after being infected with measles.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the island became self-sufficient, with the majority of residents managing their own farmland, with the island still bearing its patchwork quilt of stone walls and boundary lines.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of resident
Noun
  • Ensure heat is working so tenants don’t need space heaters, which can be particularly hazardous in buildings with older electrical systems.
    — Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The second decree was intended to make residential leases automatically renewable by tenants.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of tenant

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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupant. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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