different between occupant vs windscreen

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?

English

Etymology

From wind +? screen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?n(d)sk?i?n/

Noun

windscreen (plural windscreens)

1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.

   Oh no! A vandal has just smashed our windscreen! Susan, can you go and call the insurance company?

2. A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.

Synonyms

• (North America) windshield

Translations

See also

• car glass

Verb

windscreen (third-person singular simple present windscreens, present participle windscreening, simple past and past participle windscreened)

1. (transitive) To install a windscreen on.