See Also: occupier(dictionary)
occupier(dictionary)
OCCUPIER(law)
OCCUPANT or OCCUPIER(law)

occupier (iou)



occupier noun. LME.
[Anglo-Norman occupiour, or from OCCUPY + -ER1.]
A person holding possession of property, esp. a dwelling or land, or a position or office; spec. a person living in a dwelling as its owner or tenant; a holder, an occupant. LME.
R. Rendell The letter had been sent to 'the occupier' and perhaps had not been meant for her.
A person practising or employed in a specified occupation; a person dealing in something, a trader, a merchant. (Foll. by of.) LME-E17.