renter
noun
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
renters
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pluralof renter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It leads by a large margin among those making less than $100,000 and renters, while trailing among the affluent and homeowners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Perhaps the most significant takeaway is that renters are getting older, even if younger adults still make up the largest share of the renting population.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
"We are renters and can get up and move, but the sense of stability this apartment gave us was everything to me."
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Abascal, who died on Wednesday, became the symbol of a crisis that cuts across Spanish society: young and old, renters and buyers, workers and pensioners.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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
