Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - occupant

n. 1 a person who occupies, resides in, or is in a place etc. (both occupants of the car were unhurt). 2 a person holding property, esp. land, in actual possession. 3 a person who establishes a title by taking possession of something previously without an established owner. Derivatives occupancy n. (pl. -ies). Etymology: F occupant or L occupans -antis (as OCCUPY)