renter

1 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> Synonyms boarder, lessee, lodger, tenant, roomerRelated Words cotenant, subtenant; flatmate [chiefly British], roommate (also roomie); guest, visitor; occupant, occupier, resident, residerNear Antonyms laird [chiefly Scottish], landholder, landowner, proprietor; landlady; slumlord; host, innkeeper, proprietorAntonyms landlord, lessor, letter

2 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> Synonyms lessor, letter, landlordRelated Words landlady; laird, landholder, landowner; proprietor; slumlordAntonyms lessee, lodger, roomer, tenant