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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“I just lost out on buying a home to a competing bid,” said Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, 41, a renter who was re-elected to the assembly partly on a pledge to increase housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 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
Claros, a lifelong renter, favors the law but with “lots of hesitation,” saying it’s still unclear how it will work.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
It wasn’t until the day before we were going to go that the renter asked the obvious question.
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
There aren’t many new apartment buildings for renters to choose from—new construction lags behind other big coastal cities such as Seattle and New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
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
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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