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How to pronounce occupant in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms occupier, resident
Type of dweller, habitant, denizen, indweller, inhabitant
Has types inmate, metropolitan, outlier, owner-occupier, sojourner, stater, suburbanite, tenant, towner, alexandrian, townsman, coaster, colonial, dalesman, housemate
Derivation occupancy, occupy

Examples of occupant

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Sofitel, the French-owned hotel concerned, has refused to identify the occupant.
From the economist.com
Someone stole cash and other items worth $350 from the occupant of a hotel room.
From the thestate.com
Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt, and both were ejected from the vehicle.
From the thestate.com
The vehicle's occupant was believed to have been involved in a disturbance call.
From the pe.com
A man trying to force a door at a residence fled when confronted by an occupant.
From the washingtonpost.com
The building is owned by John V. Billy, and Amanda Grimes was the sole occupant.
From the post-gazette.com
Less reluctant support for Dole comes from a former occupant of the Oval Office.
From the time.com
Two cabins, 255 and 262 have an upper Pullman berth for an additional occupant.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The occupant of the hospital accommodation, Dr Khalifa Mai, left for work at 8am.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
More examples
  • Resident: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
  • (occupancy) an act of being a tenant or occupant
  • (occupancy) occupation: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
  • Occupancy in building construction and building codes is the use or intended use of a building or part thereof for the shelter or support of persons, animals or property. A closely-related meaning is the number of units in such a building that are rented or leased, or otherwise in-use. ...
  • A person who occupies a place or a position; An owner or tenant of a property; A person sitting in a car or other vehicle
  • (Occupancy) A physical presence within and control of a property.
  • (OCCUPANCY) In insurance, this term refers to the type and character of the use of property in question.
  • (Occupancy) Generally a percent of logged in time that an agent spends in active contact handling (i.e., on incoming calls, in wrap up, on outbound calls).
  • (7. OCCUPANCY) Occupancy shall be from (3.00pm) on the day of arrival to (10.00am) on the day of departure (the housekeepers have only a limited time to prepare the property for the next guests, and you are asked to respect this). ...