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Occupant vs Settler - What's the difference?

occupant | settler | Synonyms |

Occupant is a synonym of settler.


As nouns the difference between occupant and settler

is that occupant is a person who occupies a place or a position while settler is someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home.

occupant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who occupies a place or a position.
  • An owner or tenant of a property.
  • A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
  • settler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia settler)
  • someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home
  • the first settlers of New England
  • someone who decides something, such as a dispute
  • (British) the person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
  • A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
  • A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
  • (colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
  • Anagrams

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    Verb

    (roa-jer-verb)
  • to settle