Definition of occupier Occupier

/ɑˈkjʌpajˌɚ/ - [akyupayer] - oc•cu•pi•er

We found 6 definitions of occupier from 4 different sources.

What does occupier mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: occupiers
occupier - a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
		military man, serviceman, military personnel, man someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
		armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
occupier - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
		resident, occupant
		nonresident someone who does not live in a particular place; "described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land"
		dweller, habitant, inhabitant, denizen, indweller a person who inhabits a particular place
		alexandrian a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
		coaster a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)
		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 an extreme deviation from the mean
		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; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"
		suburbanite a resident of a suburb
		tenant someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"