: 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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Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
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Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
And many leases end in the summer, enabling renters to smoothly segue into homeownership.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Here’s what to know about security deposits and what rights a renter has under state and local laws.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
California renters are finicky customers, changing apartments far more often than the typical American tenant.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
And many leases end in the summer, enabling renters to smoothly segue into homeownership.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Here’s what to know about security deposits and what rights a renter has under state and local laws.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
California renters are finicky customers, changing apartments far more often than the typical American tenant.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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