occupier

/ ˈɒkjʊˌpaɪə /

noun

1. a person who is in possession or occupation of a house or land
2. a person or thing that occupies

Example Sentences

"Our men are holding back... 50,000 of the occupier's army personnel who, due to the Kursk operation, cannot be deployed to other Russian offensive directions on our territory," the Ukrainian president said.

From BBC

Then one day, a rumour spread that the occupiers were coming to kill the children.

From BBC

On the one hand, they reject the occupation of Ukraine and impose stiff sanctions on Russia, and on the other, they supply the Israeli occupiers with weapons.

From Los Angeles Times

But, she said, the anger is “more towards Israel as an occupier.”

From Los Angeles Times

Israel's prime minister said at the time that the court had made a "decision of lies" and insisted that “the Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land”.

From BBC

Related Words

• denizen
• dweller
• holder
• incumbent
• inhabitant
• renter
• resident
• tenant