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Meaning of OCCUPIER

Pronunciation:  'âkyû`pIur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
  2. [n]  someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
 
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 Synonyms: occupant, resident
 
 See Also: coaster, colonial, dalesman, denizen, dweller, Galilaean, Galilean, inhabitant, inmate, Latin American, man, metropolitan, military man, military personnel, outlier, owner-occupier, serviceman, sojourner, Spanish American, stater, suburbanite, tenant, towner, townsman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Oc"cu*pi`er\, n.
1. One who occupies, or has possession.
2. One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman. [Obs.]
   ``Merchants and occupiers.'' --Holland.
         The occupiers of thy merchandise.     --Ezek. xxvii.
                                               27.
 

 

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