French word

occupant

Pronunciation

IPA/okypɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounresident

Example

Les occupants de l'appartement sont surtout des étudiants.

The residents of the apartment are mainly students.

Illustration for occupant (resident)

More examples

Les occupants du bâtiment ont signalé une fuite.

The building's occupants reported a leak.

Core concept

A person filling a defined place in a home, seat, or vehicle.

Common phrases

  • les occupants de l'immeuble

    occupants of the building

  • les occupants de l'appartement

    occupants of the apartment

Similar words

locataire: A person who rents and lives in a house or room.
propriétaire: A person who owns a building or piece of land.
résident: A person who lives in a particular building or at a particular address.
passager: A person riding in a vehicle.

Definition in French

Personne qui occupe un espace, par exemple un logement, un siège ou un véhicule.

Word origin

Occupant is formed from French occuper with the agentive ending -ant, ultimately from Latin occupare, meaning to take or occupy.

Usage tips

  • Occupant is masculine or feminine in form, so gender appears in the article or adjective: un occupant but une occupante.

Other meanings

  • tenantnoun
  • passengernoun

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