occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈä-kyə-pənt 
Examples of occupant in a Sentence
The apartment's previous occupant was a painter.
Both of the car's occupants were injured.
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Two occupants in the Bronco were not injured, and Crouch, the driver of that vehicle, was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Both Alexander and Esquivel were pronounced dead at the crash scene, the CHP added, and there were no other occupants in the vehicles.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
All three were killed in the crash, while the two other occupants sustained serious injuries.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Should this fail, there is no way to open the doors from the outside, something that has cost lives as first responders have been unable to free occupants from burning Teslas.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Both Alexander and Esquivel were pronounced dead at the crash scene, the CHP added, and there were no other occupants in the vehicles.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
All three were killed in the crash, while the two other occupants sustained serious injuries.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Should this fail, there is no way to open the doors from the outside, something that has cost lives as first responders have been unable to free occupants from burning Teslas.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupant. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈäk-yə-pənt
: a person who occupies something
especially
: resident entry 2 sense 1
Legal Definition
occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈä-kyə-pənt
1
: one who occupies a particular place
an occupant of the car
the occupant of the apartment
2
: one who acquires title by occupancy
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