occupier

noun/ˈɒkjupaɪə/CEFR C1

দখলদার শক্তি; বাসিন্দা

Meaning

A force holding another country by arms, or, in formal British use, the person living in a property.

Example sentences

  • The occupiers withdrew after nine years.নয় বছর পর দখলদার বাহিনী সরে যায়।
  • The letter was addressed to the occupier.চিঠিটি বাসিন্দার উদ্দেশে লেখা ছিল।

Common phrases with “occupier”

  • the occupying forceদখলদার বাহিনী
  • resist the occupierদখলদারের বিরুদ্ধে প্রতিরোধ
  • the occupier of the premisesপ্রাঙ্গণের বাসিন্দা

A common mistake

The occupiers of room five are two students.→The occupants of room five are two students.

Occupant is the neutral word for whoever is in a room, a seat or a car. Occupier means an occupying army in most writing, and only British legal English uses it for a householder.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: coloniser, occupant

Antonyms: liberator

Similar words, and what each means

  • coloniser

    উপনিবেশ স্থাপনকারী শক্তি বা ব্যক্তি

    A country or person that takes control of another land and settles it.

  • occupant

    বাসিন্দা, ভেতরে থাকা ব্যক্তি

    The person who is in a room, a seat, a house, or a vehicle at the time.

Other English words for “দখলদার শক্তি; বাসিন্দা”

  • resident

    A person who lives in a particular place.

  • inhabitants

    The people or animals that live in a place.

  • occupant

    The person who is in a room, a seat, a house, or a vehicle at the time.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • occupationnounপেশা, জীবিকা
  • occupyverbদখল করা; জায়গা নেওয়া; ব্যস্ত রাখা
  • occupiedadjectiveদখলকৃত; ব্যস্ত

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “occupier” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • দ্বিচারিতা, কপট আচরণ
    • • ঋণ আদায়কারী
    • • উপনাম, ছদ্মনাম
    • • দখলদার শক্তি; বাসিন্দা
    Show the answer

    দখলদার শক্তি; বাসিন্দা — occupier (noun) — দখলদার শক্তি; বাসিন্দা. A force holding another country by arms, or, in formal British use, the person living in a property.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “occupier”?

    • • jersey
    • • rhythm
    • • front
    • • coloniser
    Show the answer

    coloniser — coloniser — উপনিবেশ স্থাপনকারী শক্তি বা ব্যক্তি. A country or person that takes control of another land and settles it.

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