Occupier
[ɔkjjpaiә(r)]
Definition
(noun.) a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country.
Checked by Keith--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who occupies, or has possession.
(n.) One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See OCCUPANT]
Typist: Waldo
Examples
- It generally, too, belonged to the landlord, and was by him advanced to the occupiers of the land. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The occupiers of land all over Europe were, the greater part of them, originally bond-men. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In the ancient state of Europe, the occupiers of land were all tenants at will. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Under all these discouragements, little improvement could be expected from the occupiers of land. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The occupiers of land were generally bond-men, whose persons and effects were equally his property. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The occupiers of land were in every respect as dependent upon the great proprietor as his retainers. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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