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单词 occupant
释义 oc·cu·pant
\-nt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, from present participle of occuper to take possession of — more at occupy
1.
 a. : one who takes the first possession of something that has no owner and thereby acquires title by occupancy
 b. : one who takes possession under title, lease, or tenancy at will
2.
 a. : one who occupies a particular place or premises : tenant, resident
  < the influence of sudden variations in temperature … on the occupants of a small pond — W.H.Dowdeswell >
  < the only year-around occupants of snowcapped Mount Washington — R.S.Monahan >
  < the human body has fascinated, pleased and frightened its occupants for many an age — R.M.Yoder >
 b. : one who holds a particular post
  < a study of the occupants of the supreme court bench >
  < the first occupant of the post of assistant to the president >
3. : one who has the actual use or possession of something
 < limped hurriedly to grab a table whose occupants had scarcely risen fully to their feet — William Sansom >
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