: 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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The census test is supposed to help the bureau develop better ways of getting complete and accurate population counts and demographic data, especially of historically undercounted populations such as children under the age of 5, people of color and renters.
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Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Even more surprising, the number of renters reporting annual incomes of $1 million or more hit a record 3,381 in 2020.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
After all, nearly half of all households in the city — 102,850 of them — are renter-occupied and come with an average rent price of $1,849 as of August 2025, according to RentCafe.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The Hunt After years of diligent saving, a longtime renter with a $300,000 budget weighed whether to take his parents’ advice and return to his childhood building in Elmhurst, or branch out.
—Dan Levin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Even more surprising, the number of renters reporting annual incomes of $1 million or more hit a record 3,381 in 2020.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
After all, nearly half of all households in the city — 102,850 of them — are renter-occupied and come with an average rent price of $1,849 as of August 2025, according to RentCafe.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The Hunt After years of diligent saving, a longtime renter with a $300,000 budget weighed whether to take his parents’ advice and return to his childhood building in Elmhurst, or branch out.
—Dan Levin, New York Times, 2 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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