occupant

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy +‎ -ant. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈɒk.jə.pənt/ === Noun === occupant (plural occupants) A person who occupies an office or a position. A person who occupies a place. A person sitting in a car or other vehicle. The owner or tenant of a property. ==== Synonyms ==== occupier ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ky.pɑ̃/ === Participle === occupant present participle of occuper === Adjective === occupant (feminine occupante, masculine plural occupants, feminine plural occupantes) occupying === Noun === occupant m (plural occupants, feminine occupante) occupant (tenant of a property) occupier; occupying forces (one who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another) Near-synonym: envahisseur === Further reading === “occupant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === occupant third-person plural present active indicative of occupō