occupier
n.
someone or something that occupies; resident; tenant; conqueror
Military occupation
occupier
Noun
1. someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
(synonym) resident, occupant
(hypernym) inhabitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
(hyponym) Latin American, Spanish American
(derivation) occupy, reside, lodge in
2. a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
(hypernym) serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
(derivation) invade, occupy
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Occupier
(n.)
One who occupies, or has possession.
(n.)
One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Occupant Or Occupier
One who has the actual use or possession of a thing.
He derives his title of occupancy either by taking possession of a thing without an owner, or by purchase or gift of the thing from the owner, or it descends to him by due course of law.
When the occupiers of a house are entitled to a privilege in consequence of such occupation, as to pass along a way, to enjoy a pew, and the like, a person who occupies a part of such house, however small, is entitled to some right and cannot be deprived of it.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
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