Definitions for occupier
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•cu•pyˈɒk yəˌpaɪ(v.)-pied, -py•ing.
(v.t.)to have, hold, or take as a separate space; possess, reside in or on, or claim:
The orchard occupies half the farm.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in.
to fill up, employ, or engage:
to occupy time reading.
to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of:
We occupied the children with a game.
to take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion.
to hold (a position, office, etc.).
(v.i.)to take or hold possession.
Origin of occupy:
1300–50; < OF occuper < L occupāre to seize, take hold, make one's own
oc′cu•pi`er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
resident, occupant, occupier(noun)
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
occupier(noun)
a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
Wiktionary
occupier(Noun)
One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.
Translations for occupier
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
occupier(noun)
an occupant.
- bewoner, huurder, besitterAfrikaans
- ساكِن، شاغِلArabic
- обитателBulgarian
- ocupantePortuguese (BR)
- držitel, -ka, nájemník, -iceCzech
- der/die Besitzer(in)German
- okkupantDanish
- ένοικοςGreek
- ocupante, inquilinoSpanish
- valdajaEstonian
- ساکن؛ اشغالگرFarsi
- miehittäjäFinnish
- occupant/-anteFrench
- דַייָרHebrew
- कब्जा करने वालाHindi
- stanarCroatian
- bérlő, lakó, birtoklóHungarian
- penghuniIndonesian
- íbúi, leigjandiIcelandic
- occupanteItalian
- 居住者Japanese
- 점유자Korean
- gyventojasLithuanian
- iedzīvotājs; īrnieksLatvian
- penghuniMalay
- bewonerDutch
- beboer, innehaver, leietakerNorwegian
- lokatorPolish
- ساکن؛ اشغالگرPersian
- اشغالګر، ميشتPashto
- ocupantePortuguese
- ocupantRomanian
- житель, обитательRussian
- držiteľ, -ka; nájomník, -čkaSlovak
- stanovalecSlovenian
- stanarSerbian
- innehavare, ockupantSwedish
- ผู้ครอบครองThai
- belli bir yerde oturan kimse; kiracıTurkish
- 佔有者, 房客Chinese (Trad.)
- мешканець; орендарUkrainian
- قابضUrdu
- người chiếm giữVietnamese
- 占有者，房客Chinese (Simp.)
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