occupier

/ ˈɒkjʊˌpaɪə /

noun

1. a person who is in possession or occupation of a house or land

2. a person or thing that occupies

Example Sentences

Arab governments were reluctant to send in troops and look like occupiers working for Israel and wanted a commitment to a Palestinian state before coming in.

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Two new occupiers of two of the big offices of state: a new home secretary and a new foreign secretary.

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Israel's prime minister said at the time that the court had made a "decision of lies" and insisted that "the Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land".

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"I will not shout and scream and say 'why has he gone?' I'm not sad that he passed. I encourage young men to do anything they can against the criminal occupier."

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Zelensky has previously insisted that Ukrainians would not "gift their land to the occupier", and pointed to the country's constitution, which requires a referendum before a change in its territory.

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Related Words

• denizen 
• dweller 
• holder 
• incumbent 
• inhabitant 
• renter 
• resident 
• tenant