occupant

noun [C]

/ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/

/ˈɑː.kjə-/ formal

Definition

› a person who lives or works in a room or building: The previous occupants were an Italian family.People who live or settle somewhere › a person who is in a car, room, seat, place, or position: One of the occupants of the car was slightly injured.People who live or settle somewhere

(Definition of occupant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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