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OCCUPIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("occupier" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Derivation:
occupy (march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("occupier" is a kind of...):
denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "occupier"):
Alexandrian (a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt))
coaster (a resident of a coastal area)
colonial (a resident of a colony)
dalesman (a person who lives in the dales of northern England)
housemate (someone who resides in the same house with you)
inmate (one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital))
metropolitan (a person who lives in a metropolis)
outlier (a person who lives away from his place of work)
owner-occupier (an occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in)
sojourner (a temporary resident)
stater (a resident of a particular state or group of states)
suburbanite (a resident of a suburb)
tenant (any occupant who dwells in a place)
towner; townsman (a resident of a town or city)
Derivation:
occupy (live (in a certain place))
