occupant

UK /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/ US /ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

current, former, next, original, present, previous

sole

The apartment's sole occupant was a retired teacher who had lived there for thirty years.

Definitions

noun

A person who occupies an office or a position.

I cannot say the same of the current occupant of the position

occupant of the Oval Office

A person who occupies a place.

The owner or tenant of a property.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged peri

Antonyms

nonresident

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I cannot say the same of the current occupant of the position

Wiktionary

occupant of the Oval Office

Wiktionary

The hair on the back of Tom's neck stood up when he heard a strange sound coming from the room where a previous occupant had been murdered many years before.

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Russia is an occupant.

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One bamboo chair had already been vacated by its occupant; in the other, sat a young English lady.

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Tobias is the upstairs occupant.

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