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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
Meanwhile, America’s millions of renters, disproportionately people of color and women, would receive no benefit while potentially losing access to social programs Congress must cut to fund these tax breaks.
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Beverly Moran, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Housing-cost stresses The 2024 edition of Census housing data details how California’s cost of shelter varies between renters and homeowners — with or without mortgages on the property.
—Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
In the United States, for example, nearly half of renter households are considered cost-burdened, according to a 2024 report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Beverly Moran, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Housing-cost stresses The 2024 edition of Census housing data details how California’s cost of shelter varies between renters and homeowners — with or without mortgages on the property.
—Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
In the United States, for example, nearly half of renter households are considered cost-burdened, according to a 2024 report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
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Adele Vogel told committee members that the fee would, in effect, represent a rent increase for her tenants on her Waukesha investment properties.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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As the main tenant, the Stars control the primary revenue streams for non-basketball events at American Airlines Center.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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The landlord, Monty Summers — who sold the building in 2023 to Somera Road, a New York developer that is investing $500 million in West Bottoms revitalization, but continues managing it — hung up when asked about his tenant.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement In 1963, the Shah introduced land reforms to modernize the countryside by redistributing large estates to small farmers, breaking up control of feudal landlords, and promoting mechanized farming with state credit.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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