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Definition
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
or:
someone presently in a room, car, or seat
or:
someone currently holding a position
- They searched farmhouses and barns, questioned the occupants, making their way south to Port Conway.p. 158.8
- That might attract the attention of pedestrians or awaken the occupants of the house to defend themselves.p. 48.2
- They watched the gaslights go dim in several rooms, indicating that the occupants were settling in for the night.p. 48.9
- Some climbed to the stage, asking the occupants of the president's box what had happened.p. 66.6
- One detective revealed the shocking and half-false information to the occupants of Surratt's boardinghouse: "John Wilkes Booth has shot the president, and John Surratt has assassinated the secretary of state."p. 91.6
- The occupants of the room stood silent and motionless for a few minutes.p. 102.7
- In Washington, the occupants of Mary Surratt's boardinghouse prepared for bed, too.p. 130.0
There are no more uses of "occupant" in Chasing Lincoln's Killer.
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