occupier
/'ɔkjupaiə/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- A member of a military force residing in a conquered foreign country: An "occupier" is a person who is part of an armed force that has taken control of a foreign territory and is living there to maintain that control.
- Someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there: An "occupier" is also a person who resides in or inhabits a specific property or land, either as a long-term resident or as a native.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The treaty required the occupiers to withdraw from the captured city. (The treaty required the members of the occupying military force to leave the captured city.)
- The legal notice was served to the current occupier of the house. (The legal notice was delivered to the person currently living in the house.)
Advanced Usage
- In legal contexts: The term "occupier" often appears in law, particularly concerning property rights, tenancy, and liability. For example, an "occupier" may have specific legal duties regarding the safety of visitors to the premises.
- The Occupiers' Liability Act sets out the duty of care an occupier owes to lawful visitors.
- In political discourse: Used to describe forces or individuals seen as imposing control over a territory against the will of its indigenous population.
- The protesters condemned the foreign army as illegal occupiers.
Variants and Related Words
- Occupy (verb): To reside in or take control of a place.
- Soldiers occupied the town.
- Occupation (noun): The act of occupying or the state of being occupied; also, a job or profession.
- The military occupation lasted for a decade.
- Teaching is her occupation.
- Occupant (noun): A person who occupies a place, often used interchangeably with "occupier" in the context of residency, but "occupant" is more neutral and common for vehicles or seats.
- The occupant of the vehicle was unharmed.
Synonyms
- Resident: A person who lives somewhere permanently or for a significant period.
- Inhabitant: A person or animal that lives in a particular place.
- Invader or Conqueror (for the military sense): A person or group that enters by force to take control.
Related Phrases
- Owner-occupier: A person who owns the property in which they live.
- As an owner-occupier, she is responsible for all repairs.
- Sitting occupier: A person who is currently in residence, especially with some legal right to remain.
- The sitting occupier refused to leave the rent-controlled apartment.
Related Idioms
- To be in occupation (of): To be the person or group currently living in or controlling a property or area.
- The rebels are now in occupation of the government buildings.
Noun
- a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
- someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there