occupier

• Personne qui vit ou utilise un lieu pendant une durée significative, ou membre d'une force armée stationné sur un territoire étranger conquis.

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.

1. Resident or inhabitantB2formal

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

   Occupant / habitant

   • 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.

   Synonymesdwellerinhabitantoccupantresidenttenant

   Antonymesguestnomadtransientvisitor

2. Military occupantC1formal

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

   Occupant militaire

   • 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.

   Synonymesoccupant

   Antonymesliberator