Synonyms for occupant
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who occupies an office or a position.
occupant of the Oval Office
Related words
- Word family
- occupancy
Forms
- Plural
- occupants → occupiers, tenants, residents, inhabitants…
Example sentences
- resident I know that Tom isn't a long-time Boston resident.
- tenant It will be easy to find a tenant for this house.
- inhabitant Sami is the only inhabitant of the island.
- owner Tom is the owner of the largest ranch in the area.
- incumbent We hope the challenger will unseat the incumbent.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| occupant | falling | |
| resident | falling | |
| tenant | falling | |
| inhabitant | falling | |
| occupier | falling | |
| owner | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- owner2
- 6 letters
- tenant2, inmate2, lessee2
- 7 letters
- citizen3, dweller2
- 8 letters
- resident3, occupier4
- 9 letters
- incumbent3
- 10 letters
- inhabitant4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (owner2 = 2 syllables).