different between holder vs occupant

English

Etymology

hold +? -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??ld?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ho??d?/
• Rhymes: -??ld?(r)
• Hyphenation: hold?er

Noun

holder (plural holders)

1. A thing that holds.

   Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.

2. A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.

   He's been an account holder with us since 2004.

   In 2012, there were 28 living holders of the Victoria Cross or the George Cross.

3. (nautical) One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
4. (sports) The defending champion.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Hordle

Danish

Etymology 1

From holde (“to hold”) +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?h?l?]

Noun

holder c (singular definite holderen, plural indefinite holdere)

1. holder

Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?h?l??]

Verb

holder

1. present tense of holde

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

holder

1. comparative degree of hold
2. inflection of hold:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From holde +? -er

Noun

holder m (definite singular holderen, indefinite plural holdere, definite plural holderne)

1. holder

Derived terms

• brystholder
• foredragsholder
• renholder

Etymology 2

Verb

holder

1. present tense of holde

References

• “holder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occupant, present participle of occuper.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k.j?.p?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??k.j?.p?nt/

Noun

occupant (plural occupants)

1. A person who occupies an office or a position.

2. A person who occupies a place.
   1. A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
3. The owner or tenant of a property.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.ky.p??/

Verb

occupant

1. present participle of occuper

Adjective

occupant (feminine singular occupante, masculine plural occupants, feminine plural occupantes)

1. occupying

Noun

occupant m (plural occupants, feminine occupante)

1. occupant

Latin

Verb

occupant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of occup?