Meanings
nounoccupant (plural occupants)
plural occupants
- A person who occupies a place.
- A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounsomeone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinoccupāns
- Middle Frenchoccupant
- Englishoccupant
Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy + -ant.
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пътник, жител
- пътник (pătnik)person sitting in a vehicle
- жител (žitel)owner or tenant
- обитател (obitatel)owner or tenant
Czech držitel, cestující
- držitelperson who occupies an office or a position
- cestujícíperson sitting in a vehicle
- uživatelowner or tenant
- obyvatelowner or tenant
- nájemníkowner or tenant
Dutch inzittende, bewoner
- inzittendeperson sitting in a vehicle
- bewonerowner or tenant
Finnish haltija, matkustaja
- haltijaperson who occupies an office or a position
- matkustajaperson sitting in a vehicle
- kuljettajaperson sitting in a vehicle
- asukasowner or tenant
- haltijaowner or tenant
French occupant, occupant
- occupantperson who occupies an office or a position
- occupantperson sitting in a vehicle
- passagerperson sitting in a vehicle
- habitantowner or tenant
German Besatzer, Besatzerin
- Besatzerperson who occupies an office or a position
- Besatzerinperson who occupies an office or a position
- Okkupantperson who occupies an office or a position
- Okkupantinperson who occupies an office or a position
- Bewohnerowner or tenant
- Bewohnerinowner or tenant
Greek κάτοχος, ένοικος
- κάτοχος (kátochos)owner or tenant
- ένοικος (énoikos)owner or tenant
Māori kainoho
- kainohoowner or tenant
Persian صاحب, صاحب
- صاحب (sâheb)person who occupies an office or a position
- صاحب (sâheb)owner or tenant
- مالک (mâlek)owner or tenant
Portuguese ocupante
- ocupanteperson sitting in a vehicle
Russian оккупа́нт, оккупа́нтка
- оккупа́нт (okkupánt)person who occupies an office or a position
- оккупа́нтка (okkupántka)person who occupies an office or a position
- пассажи́р (passažír)person sitting in a vehicle
- пассажи́рка (passažírka)person sitting in a vehicle
- жиле́ц (žiléc)owner or tenant
- квартира́нт (kvartiránt)owner or tenant
- квартира́нтка (kvartirántka)owner or tenant
Spanish ocupante, ocupante
- ocupanteperson who occupies an office or a position
- ocupanteperson sitting in a vehicle
- ocupanteowner or tenant
Ukrainian окупа́нт, окупа́нтка
- окупа́нт (okupánt)person who occupies an office or a position
- окупа́нтка (okupántka)person who occupies an office or a position
Cite this entry
APA
occupant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupant
MLA
“occupant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occupant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupant.
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