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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Occupier

/äk'-yəp-īˌ-ẽr/ · Oc·cu·pi·er · IPA /ˈɑkjəpˌaɪər/
01 n. One who occupies, or has possession.
  1. 1.
    One who occupies, or has possession.
  2. 2.
    One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman.[Obs.]
    “The occupiers of thy merchandise.” — Ezek. xxvii. 27.