All 6 Uses of
occupant
in
Jane Eyre
- To-night I was to be Miss Miller's bed-fellow; she helped me to undress: when laid down I glanced at the long rows of beds, each of which was quickly filled with two occupants; in ten minutes the single light was extinguished, and amidst silence and complete darkness I fell asleep.†
Chpt 5
- I heaved them up, deluged the bed and its occupant, flew back to my own room, brought my own water-jug, baptized the couch afresh, and, by God's aid, succeeded in extinguishing the flames which were devouring it.†
Chpt 15 *
- The kitchen, the butler's pantry, the servants' hall, the entrance hall, were equally alive; and the saloons were only left void and still when the blue sky and halcyon sunshine of the genial spring weather called their occupants out into the grounds.†
Chpt 18
- A strange place was this humble kitchen for such occupants!†
Chpt 28
- I examined first, the parlour, and then its occupant.†
Chpt 29
- He and I were the only occupants of the parlour: Diana was practising her music in the drawing-room, Mary was gardening — it was a very fine May day, clear, sunny, and breezy.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
-
(occupant) one who lives or habitually works in a specific place
or:
someone presently in a room, car, or seat
or:
someone currently holding a position