occupier

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
noun a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country

From Middle English occupier, occupiour, from occupien + -er (equivalent to occupy + -er) or Middle French occupier, occupiour.

Under all these discouragements, little improvement could be expected from the occupiers of land. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith
I hope it bit the next occupier!” “Oh, all these things might happen to anybody—separately. — Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) Sayers
A few rooms only were furnished, but their appearance indicated the taste and pursuits of its occupier. — Henrietta Temple: A Love Story, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli

resident, occupant

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