Occupant and Refugee

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Occupant noun - One who lives permanently in a place.

Usage example: the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat

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Refugee is an antonym for occupant.

Refugee noun - A person forced to emigrate for political reasons.

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Occupant is an antonym for refugee.

Nearby Word: refuge

human	human occupant	human refugee
alien	alien occupant	alien refugee
single	single occupant	single refugee
real	real occupant	real refugee
Other adjectives: sole, former, last, elderly.

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