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Thesaurus entry: occupation
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occupation
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noun
1.
what is his occupation?
synonyms
: job, work, profession, business, employment, employ, career, calling, métier, vocation, trade, craft, line, field, province, area.
2.
occupation of the house
synonyms
: occupancy, tenancy, tenure, residence, inhabitancy, habitation, possession, holding.
See occupancy.
3.
suffer the occupation of their land
synonyms
: possession, foreign rule, invasion, seizure, takeover, conquest, capture, overthrow, subjugation, subjection.