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 The current occupant of eight years, actor Jordan Firstman, tells us the backstory. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The officer made contact with the driver and vehicle’s sole occupant, a 34-year-old man. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Before emergency crews arrived, witnesses pulled the occupants out of the burning car. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 Officers stopped the car and detained the occupants, identified as a 36-year-old man, a 34-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for occupant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupant
  1. inhabitant
  2. resident
  3. tenant
Noun
  • Elversberg, a town with 13,000 inhabitants in the southwest German state of Saarland, was hosting its first Bundesliga match and got off to a great start with goals from Lukas Petkov and Campbell, with less than nine minutes on the clock.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Just offshore, the scenery and its inhabitants skew much more colorful.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • His death ignited anger in a small town where tensions between Black residents and the police have boiled over in recent years.
    — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The past month has brought a whirlwind of residents crowding into city council and planning and zoning meetings as a legal battle brews between the Lakes at Marshall Ridge Homeowners Association, the city of Keller and the town of Westlake.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of resident
Noun
  • Under its triple-net lease arrangements, tenants cover expenses such as maintenance, insurance, taxes and utilities.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Vacant apartments a ‘nuisance’ Early fires occurred while tenants still lived at Olive Park.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenant

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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupant. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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