: one that rents
specifically
: the lessee or tenant of property
Examples of renter in a Sentence
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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In the November general election, over 1 million New Yorkers voted for Mamdani, noted Sumathy Kumar, managing director of the New York State Tenant Bloc, which organized renters to support Mamdani in the June Democratic primary.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
When the idea was first placed on the City Commission agenda in October, about $4 million of the $11 million surplus was going to be set aside for renters.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Usually, that’s by filing a claim with homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, Wickham said.
—Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
One theory is that studios changed because the renters did.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
When the idea was first placed on the City Commission agenda in October, about $4 million of the $11 million surplus was going to be set aside for renters.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Usually, that’s by filing a claim with homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, Wickham said.
—Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
One theory is that studios changed because the renters did.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for renter
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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