occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈä-kyə-pənt 
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The apartment's previous occupant was a painter.
Both of the car's occupants were injured.
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The high level of homeless shelter occupants comes despite an uptick in people leaving shelters for permanent housing, with nearly 30% more households moving out of shelters to homes of their own, and despite fewer people, especially migrants, entering the shelter system than last year.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
About 20% have two occupants, including Hrisoulas and her partner.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
The male occupant was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Police said the 53-year-old musician forced his way into a neighbor’s house while his burned, pushed one of the occupants to the ground, and then lunged at deputies with a knife.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
About 20% have two occupants, including Hrisoulas and her partner.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
The male occupant was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Police said the 53-year-old musician forced his way into a neighbor’s house while his burned, pushed one of the occupants to the ground, and then lunged at deputies with a knife.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupant. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈäk-yə-pənt
: a person who occupies something
especially
: resident entry 2 sense 1
Legal Definition
occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈä-kyə-pənt
1
: one who occupies a particular place
an occupant of the car
the occupant of the apartment
2
: one who acquires title by occupancy
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