OCCUPIER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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:

Derivation:

occupy (march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation)

Meaning:

Someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

Synonyms:

occupant; occupier; resident

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))