- oc·cu·pi·er
- /ˈɑːkjəˌpajɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]1 : a soldier in an army that has taken control of a foreign place— usually plural
The foreign occupiers were beginning to lose control of the area.
2 Brit : a person who is using or living in a particular building, apartment, room, etc. : ↑occupantthe current occupiers of the flat
Useful english dictionary. 2012.