occupant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
    resident; occupier.

WordNet

Oc"cu*pant noun
Etymology
L. occupans, p.pr. of occupare: cf. F. occupant. See Occupy.
Definitions
  1. One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing. ✍ This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes the first possession of a thing that has no owner.
  2. A prostitute. Obs. Marston.

Webster 1913