renter

1 one who rents a room or apartment in another's house one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken Synonyms boarder, lessee, lodger, tenant, roomerRelated Words cotenant, subtenant; flatmate [chiefly British], roommate (also roomie); guest, visitor; occupant, occupier, resident, residerNear Antonyms laird [chiefly Scottish], landholder, landowner, proprietor; landlady; slumlord; host, innkeeper, proprietorAntonyms landlord, lessor, letter

2 the owner of land or housing that is rented to another left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck Synonyms lessor, letter, landlordRelated Words landlady; laird, landholder, landowner; proprietor; slumlordAntonyms lessee, lodger, roomer, tenant