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as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
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as in landlord
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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Recent Examples of renter
Pest control is a homeowner’s responsibility, or the landlord’s responsibility in the case of renters.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
In Orlando, there are over 70,000 extremely low-income renter households and only 9,000 affordable rental homes available, creating a deficit of 61,000 units.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Many homeowner or renter policies cover damage from power surges, but coverage can vary.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
In Orlando, there are over 70,000 extremely low-income renter households and only 9,000 affordable rental homes available, creating a deficit of 61,000 units.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Many homeowner or renter policies cover damage from power surges, but coverage can vary.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
Noun
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The lobby and tenant amenity areas were upgraded in 2019, according to real estate tracker CoStar, which lists the property as more than half vacant.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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When Lind offered to let Danielson live on the Robert Gray with him and another tenant, a gardener who worked in San Francisco, Danielson jumped at the chance, and remained there for most of 2018.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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Like Capital Realty in New Haven, several other landlords showed up multiple times in the data.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Chance’s landlord, Hobie, also has quite a secret past.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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