owner-occupier

/ˌəʊnəˈɒkjʊpaɪər/ noun [C] PROPERTY

Definition

› someone who has bought a house or apartment and lives in it: Buyers for the properties include both rental investors and private owner-occupiers.

(Definition of owner-occupier noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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