Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun occupier
2 senses of occupier
Sense 1
resident, occupant, occupier -- (someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there)
=> inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller -- (a person who inhabits a particular place)
Sense 2
occupier -- (a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country)
=> serviceman, military man, man, military personnel -- (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty")