Hypertext Webster Gateway: "occupant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Note: This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes
the first possession of a thing that has no owner.
2. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Marston.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
occupant
n : someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged
period or who was born there [syn: {resident}, {occupier}]
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