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RENTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: renter   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("renter" is a kind of...):

owner; proprietor ((law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business)

Derivation:

rent (grant use or occupation of under a term of contract)

rent (let for money)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

Example:

the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent

Synonyms:

renter; tenant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("renter" is a kind of...):

payer; remunerator (a person who pays money for something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "renter"):

leaseholder; lessee (a tenant who holds a lease)

boarder; lodger; roomer (a tenant in someone's house)

Derivation:

rent (engage for service under a term of contract)

rent (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)

Credits