occupier

A noun referring to a person who lives in or uses a particular place for an extended period, or a member of a military force stationed in a conquered foreign territory.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die einen Ort bewohnt oder nutzt, oft über längere Zeit, oder ein Mitglied einer Streitkraft, das in einem eroberten fremden Gebiet stationiert ist.

1. Resident or inhabitant B2 formal

   A person who lives in a particular place for a long time or who was born there.

   • The occupier of the house refused to leave during the renovation.
   • The census records the number of occupiers in each dwelling.
   • The occupier of the apartment has lived there for over twenty years.

   🇩🇪Einwohner

   Synonyme: dwellerinhabitantoccupantresidenttenant

   Antonyme: guestnomadtransientvisitor

2. Military occupant C1 formal

   A member of a military force residing in a conquered foreign country.

   • The occupiers imposed strict curfews on the local population.
   • During the war, the occupiers controlled all major infrastructure.
   • The occupiers were eventually driven out by the resistance movement.

   🇩🇪Besatzer

   Synonyme: occupant

   Antonyme: liberator

• occupiers plural form
• occupiers' possessive plural form
• occupier's possessive singular form