Synonyms of boarder

boarder

noun

ˈbȯr-dər 

as in tenant

one who rents a room or apartment in another's house

a boarder who paid $100 per week for a room and meals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tenant
• lodger
• visitor
• lessee
• resident
• roomer
• renter
• guest
• roommate
• occupant
• cotenant
• resider
• occupier
• subtenant
• flatmate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• letter
• landlord
• lessor
• landowner
• proprietor
• landlady
• landholder
• laird
• host
• innkeeper
• slumlord

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boarder

The animals are now being housed at Sangamon County Animal Control, local kennels and boarders and with volunteers. — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 12 June 2026

Rental activity in these specific northwest pockets was initially an anomaly, typically limited to a young professional occupying a two-family duplex flat or a homeowner taking in a boarder to pay down the mortgage faster. — Jonathan Tower, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026

Make sure to paddle alongside Gladys (who recently won a competition as the fastest female standup paddle boarder in Bacalar) about the history of Bacalar and the lagoon. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026

The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there. — Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026