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preoccupant

preoccupant noun: a prior occupant.

Noun

preoccupant (plural preoccupants)

  1. A prior occupant.

Forms of preoccupant

pluralpreoccupants

Origin of preoccupant

From pre- + occupant.

Questions about preoccupant

What does preoccupant mean?
Preoccupant means a prior occupant.
What part of speech is preoccupant?
Preoccupant is a noun.
What is the plural of preoccupant?
The plural of preoccupant is preoccupants.

Words near preoccupant in the dictionary

  1. preoccipital
  2. preoccluded
  3. preocclusion
  4. preoccupancies
  5. preoccupancy
  6. preoccupant
  7. preoccupants
  8. preoccupate
  9. preoccupated
  10. preoccupates
  11. preoccupating

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