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as in tenant
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
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as in landlord
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
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Recent Examples of renter
Ryan Barone is cofounder and CEO of RentRedi, a property management software that simplifies the renting process for landlords and renters.
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Ryan Barone, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The basic facts are that Tony bought a piece of land with a commitment from a grocery company intending to lease the property to build a supermarket; Kiritzis claimed that Meridian then actively deterred renters after realizing the value of the land and squeezed him dry in a ploy to buy it back.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
But in the long run, fewer young people buying homes could widen the wealth gap between homeowners and renters.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Barone, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The basic facts are that Tony bought a piece of land with a commitment from a grocery company intending to lease the property to build a supermarket; Kiritzis claimed that Meridian then actively deterred renters after realizing the value of the land and squeezed him dry in a ploy to buy it back.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
But in the long run, fewer young people buying homes could widen the wealth gap between homeowners and renters.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
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John Burton, who championed liberal causes during his 40 years in California politics as an environmentalist, tenants’ rights advocate, and defender of the working class and labor, has died.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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New managers took over Olive Dell Ranch in 2019, and tenants have complained that the property has been neglected since then.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Much resistance to multifamily housing in single-family neighborhoods would dissipate if the state would require landlords to maintain their property, said Fayetteville resident Angela Belford of the Belford Group marketing firm.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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In order to live with an emotional support animal, tenants can provide landlords with a letter from a licensed health professional documenting their disability and how the animal helps, state law says.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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