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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Occupant  \Oc"cu*pant\,  n.  [L.  occupans,  p.  pr  of  occupare:  cf 
  F.  occupant.  See  {Occupy}.] 
  1.  One  who  occupies,  or  takes  possession;  one  who  has  the 
  actual  use  or  possession,  or  is  in  possession,  of  a  thing 
 
  Note:  This  word  in  law,  sometimes  signifies  one  who  takes 
  the  first  possession  of  a  thing  that  has  no  owner. 
 
  2.  A  prostitute.  [Obs.]  --Marston. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  occupant 
  n  :  someone  who  lives  at  a  particular  place  for  a  prolonged 
  period  or  who  was  born  there  [syn:  {resident},  {occupier}] 




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