renter

Noun
Synonyms: tenant

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else“the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent”Synonyms: tenant
  2. an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Renter \Rent"er\ (r?nt"?r), n. One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a lessee or tenant. [1913 Webster]
Renter \Ren"ter\ (r?n"t?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rentered (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Rentering.] [F. rentraire; L. pref. re- re- + in into, in + trahere to draw.]

1.To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw. [1913 Webster]

2.To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry. [1913 Webster]

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