Bible Dictionaries
Occupation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.

(2):

(n.) That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Occupation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/occupation.html. 1828.