occupier : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: occupier	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for occupier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
occupier n someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there Synonym(s): resident, occupant, occupier Antonym(s): nonresident a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occupier \Oc"cu*pi`er\, n. 1. One who occupies, or has possession. 2. One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman. [Obs.] [bd]Merchants and occupiers.[b8] --Holland. The occupiers of thy merchandise. --Ezek. xxvii. 27.