How many syllables in occupant?

There are 3 syllables in the word occupant.

Divide occupant into syllables:

occupant (noun):: one who acquires title by occupancy; a person occupying a property, position, or place; someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there.

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coaster

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dweller

habitant

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housemate

incumbent

indweller

inhabitant

inhabiter

inmate

lessee

metropolitan

native

occupier

outlier

owner-occupier

resident

resider

sojourner

stater

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