occupant
noun
a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something.
preoccupant
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a word derived from
occupant.
Example Sentences
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He stood leaning against the vine-clad column of the arbour, with his eyes intently fixed upon the spot where the preoccupant of the scene had disappeared.
From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by William A. (Alexander) Caruthers
