- occupant
- occupant (n.) 1590s, from O.Fr. occupant (15c.) or directly from L. occupantem (nom. occupans), prp. of occupare "to take possession of" (see OCCUPY (Cf. occupy)). Earlier noun form was ocupier (early 14c.).
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occupant — occupant, ante [ ɔkypɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. • 1480; p. prés. de occuper 1 ♦ Dr. Qui occupe un lieu. La partie occupante. ♢ N. Cour. Personne qui habite un lieu, qui y demeure. ⇒ habitant. L occupant d une chambre d hôtel. Spécialt, dr. Ancien… … Encyclopédie Universelle
occupant — oc·cu·pant / ä kyə pənt/ n 1: one who occupies a particular place an occupant of the car the occupant of the apartment 2: one who acquires title by occupancy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
occupant — occupant, ante (o ku pan, pan t ) adj. 1° Qui occupe, qui est en possession. Nous étions occupants, nous avons été dépossédés. 2° Il se dit d un avoué qui est chargé des intérêts d une partie dans un procès. L avoué occupant. 3° Qui donne… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
occupant — oc‧cu‧pant [ˈɒkjpənt ǁ ˈɑːk ] noun [countable] someone who lives in a building or an organization that has offices in a building, especially a building owned by someone else: • There are many empty offices seeking new occupants. * * * occupant… … Financial and business terms
occupant — Occupant. adj. v. Qui occupe, il n est en usage qu en cette phrase. Premier occupant. Un pays exposé au premier occupant. le droit du premier occupant est d ordinaire bien fort … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Occupant — Oc cu*pant, n. [L. occupans, p. pr. of occupare: cf. F. occupant. See {Occupy}.] 1. One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing; as, the occupant of the apartment is not at home … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occupant — [n] person who resides in a place addressee, denizen, dweller, holder, householder, incumbent, indweller, inhabitant, lessee, occupier, possessor, renter, resident, resider, tenant, user; concept 414 Ant. displaced person … New thesaurus
occupant — ► NOUN 1) a person who occupies a place at a given time. 2) the holder of a position or office … English terms dictionary
occupant — [äk′yo͞o pənt, äk′yəpənt] n. [< L occupans, prp. of occupare,OCCUPY] 1. a person who occupies a house, post, etc. 2. a person who acquires title to anything by occupancy … English World dictionary
occupant — Person in possession. Person having possessory rights, who can control what goes on on premises. One who has actual use, possession or control of a thing. Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County v. Stepanik, 25 Pa.Cmwlth. 180, 360 A.2d 300,… … Black's law dictionary
