occupant
noun
a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something.
occupants
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pluralof occupant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That combination raised additional concerns about the amount of particulate matter occupants could inhale.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
When the North Tower was struck and occupants of the South Tower were told to remain in place, Rescorla ordered his people to evacuate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The five occupants of the Passat - all male and aged between 17 and 23 - also died at the scene.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Or landlords can take master-metered utilities and split them up based on apartment size or number of occupants, as in Porter’s building, a practice called RUBS, short for ratio utility billing system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Some places have as many names as they have occupants to name them. Now please ask your serpent to back away, lest he crinkle the pages.”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
