renter
Americannoun
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renters
plural
noun
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a person who lets his property in return for rent, esp a landlord
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a person who rents property from another; tenant
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a distributor of films to cinemas for commercial showing
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of renter
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at rent 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Los Angeles fund manager Capital Group has completed its $210-million purchase of the Bunker Hill skyscraper it already occupied as a renter and vows to continue expanding its downtown presence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
"We are very very happy here," said renter Charles Wisell.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
This is emotional labor too, worrying about the next renter and the next, and the one after that.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
The county has a gap of more than 90,000 affordable units for renter households with incomes below 80% of area median income, the study found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Dad wouldn’t be able to use them, because he was dead, and the renter also pointed out that it would probably be nice to have things of his around.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
When the owner of a nearby mobile-home park sold his land, he told his renters they had to leave, and that each would receive $20,000 in moving expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
San Francisco’s housing market was already a demolition derby for renters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Still, a company spokesperson urged prospective renters and buyers to beware of possible red flags that might signal a scam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Zillow post that advertised the Fullerton home was only up for a day, but in that time, it attracted the attention of Yeager — and several other interested renters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
When we moved from 140th Street to a bigger place on Lenox, it was the light-skinned renters who tried to keep us out.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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