: 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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Private property owners can ban the use of weed or any other cannabis product for renters.
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Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
That’s an important consideration whenever renters are looking for a new place to live.
—Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
The analysis also looks at the number of affordable listings relative to the number of renter households, which could give a sense of how competitive the market is.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
That’s an important consideration whenever renters are looking for a new place to live.
—Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
The analysis also looks at the number of affordable listings relative to the number of renter households, which could give a sense of how competitive the market is.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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 25 Apr. 2026.
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