occupiers
noun/ˈɑkjəˌpaɪərz/
Frequency rank: #13,590 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
people or groups that live in or take control of a place
Example sentence
The occupiers of the old building were asked to leave before the renovation began.
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