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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
The proximity to Lincoln Center was an obvious draw for musicians, and renters included an avant-garde composer on the sixth floor, a bassist on the fourth, and an opera teacher on the ground level.
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Will Ellis, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
Companies made students wash blood and feces from pig pens and ordered them to pressure renters into signing leases in run-down apartment buildings, all under the guise of cultural exchange.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Their proposal includes a $1,000 rebate for homeowners and a $500 rebate for renters for two years and a freeze on seniors' property taxes.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 5 Jan. 2026
During the pandemic, renters began inquiring about financial assistance in record numbers, leaving his agency at a loss for how to best respond.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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Will Ellis, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
Companies made students wash blood and feces from pig pens and ordered them to pressure renters into signing leases in run-down apartment buildings, all under the guise of cultural exchange.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Their proposal includes a $1,000 rebate for homeowners and a $500 rebate for renters for two years and a freeze on seniors' property taxes.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 5 Jan. 2026
During the pandemic, renters began inquiring about financial assistance in record numbers, leaving his agency at a loss for how to best respond.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
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Together, the buildings will have 370 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments and six live-work condominiums, with 10% of the apartments reserved as affordable housing for qualified tenants.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Section 8 tenants pay 30% of their incomes in rent, while the program covers the rest.—
Robin Urevich,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Tiana Noble, a Starbucks spokesperson, said the landlord terminated the company’s lease when the building burned down.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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As recent research shows, protections for nonpaying or scofflaw tenants force landlords to raise rents for everybody else.—
Judge Glock,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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