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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
Zoom in: In San Francisco, renters make up the majority, representing about two-thirds of the city's households.
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Nadia Lopez, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
According to a recent study by the University of Florida, almost 900,000 low-income renters in the state are paying more than 40 percent of their earnings on rent, and they are left with little money to spend on all their other needs.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
There’s no one-stop shop for renters to learn about their rights in our city, or to help landlords meet the requirements to inform their tenants.
—Cole Hanson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
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Nadia Lopez, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
According to a recent study by the University of Florida, almost 900,000 low-income renters in the state are paying more than 40 percent of their earnings on rent, and they are left with little money to spend on all their other needs.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
There’s no one-stop shop for renters to learn about their rights in our city, or to help landlords meet the requirements to inform their tenants.
—Cole Hanson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for renter
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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