occupier
Britishnoun
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a person who is in possession or occupation of a house or land
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a person or thing that occupies
Example Sentences
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"The occupier, under the pretext of security and for its own interests, has closed the mosque," cleric Ayman Abu Najm, who had come from Beit Hanina, a Palestinian neighbourhood in east Jerusalem, said.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
You'll have the chance to comment on the valuation, along with the site occupier and landowner.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
“We clearly see how the occupier is trying to distract our forces and make our combat work less concentrated,” Mr. Zelensky said.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
Beyond the shooting, students inside the building described the “extreme force” in the police response per an interviewed occupier on WKCR, the Columbia student radio station.
From Salon • May 4, 2024
The walls were studded with nails; perhaps the Yoruba occupier had hung up many photos.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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