occupier

Definition of Occupier in English :

1. occupant, occupier, resident

someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

2. occupier

a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Occupier

noun

1. British

a person who is in possession or occupation of a house or land

2.

a person or thing that occupies

tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies

1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours.

2. To dwell or reside in (an apartment, for example).

3. To hold or fill (an office or position).

4. To seize possession of and maintain control over forcibly or by conquest: The troops occupied the city.

5. To engage or employ the attention or concentration of: occupied the children with coloring books.