renter

[ren-ter]

noun

1. a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent. rent.

ˈrenter

/ ˈrɛntə /

noun

1. a person who lets his property in return for rent, esp a landlord

2. a person who rents property from another; tenant

3. a distributor of films to cinemas for commercial showing

Word History and Origins

Origin of renter¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; rent ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The idea of scrapping stamp duty for primary residences could end up meaning less choice for renters.

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Even with a record population of renters, landlords will struggle in such a dysfunctional housing market.

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Staff also highlighted additional pathways for protecting renters affected by federal immigration enforcement actions such as increasing rental relief assistance and upping investment in free legal services for tenants.

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With this law, McKinnor said, renters will have one less payment to think about when moving into their new home.

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That provision was added to reduce the potential for displacement of renters.

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