noun
occupation
ok-yuu-PAY-shuhn
noun
1
A person's job or profession.
"Please state your name, age, and occupation on the form."
2
The control of a country or territory by a foreign military force.
"The country endured decades of foreign occupation."
How to Use Occupation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a person's job, or the military control of a place.
Common pairings
current occupation
military occupation
occupation of a territory
Word Forms
occupations plural
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Etymology
From Latin occupatio, "a seizing, taking possession", from occupare — see "occupy".