Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occupant

/ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
oc-cu-pant
IPA
/ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who occupies an office or a position.

noun

A person who occupies a place.

noun

A person who occupies a place.

noun

The owner or tenant of a property.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy + -ant.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: occupant, occupāns

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/
  • British English: /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/

Inflected Forms

occupants (plural)

Derived Forms

nonoccupant occupance occupancy occupantless preoccupant

Synonyms

occupier resident

Questions

How do you pronounce occupant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/.
What does occupant mean?
A person who occupies an office or a position.
Where does occupant come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce occupant

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