occupant — occupant, ante [ ɔkypɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. • 1480; p. prés. de occuper 1 ♦ Dr. Qui occupe un lieu. La partie occupante. ♢ N. Cour. Personne qui habite un lieu, qui y demeure. ⇒ habitant. L occupant d une chambre d hôtel. Spécialt, dr. Ancien… … Encyclopédie Universelle
occupant — oc·cu·pant / ä kyə pənt/ n 1: one who occupies a particular place an occupant of the car the occupant of the apartment 2: one who acquires title by occupancy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
occupant — occupant, ante (o ku pan, pan t ) adj. 1° Qui occupe, qui est en possession. Nous étions occupants, nous avons été dépossédés. 2° Il se dit d un avoué qui est chargé des intérêts d une partie dans un procès. L avoué occupant. 3° Qui donne… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
occupant — oc‧cu‧pant [ˈɒkjpənt ǁ ˈɑːk ] noun [countable] someone who lives in a building or an organization that has offices in a building, especially a building owned by someone else: • There are many empty offices seeking new occupants. * * * occupant… … Financial and business terms
occupant — Occupant. adj. v. Qui occupe, il n est en usage qu en cette phrase. Premier occupant. Un pays exposé au premier occupant. le droit du premier occupant est d ordinaire bien fort … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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; as, the occupant of the apartment is not at home … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occupant — (n.) 1590s, from O.Fr. occupant (15c.) or directly from L. occupantem (nom. occupans), prp. of occupare to take possession of (see OCCUPY (Cf. occupy)). Earlier noun form was ocupier (early 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
occupant — [n] person who resides in a place addressee, denizen, dweller, holder, householder, incumbent, indweller, inhabitant, lessee, occupier, possessor, renter, resident, resider, tenant, user; concept 414 Ant. displaced person … New thesaurus
occupant — ► NOUN 1) a person who occupies a place at a given time. 2) the holder of a position or office … English terms dictionary
occupant — [äk′yo͞o pənt, äk′yəpənt] n. [< L occupans, prp. of occupare,OCCUPY] 1. a person who occupies a house, post, etc. 2. a person who acquires title to anything by occupancy … English World dictionary
occupant — Person in possession. Person having possessory rights, who can control what goes on on premises. One who has actual use, possession or control of a thing. Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County v. Stepanik, 25 Pa.Cmwlth. 180, 360 A.2d 300,… … Black's law dictionary
