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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
Homeowners and renters in 10 counties are eligible to apply for federal disaster assistance if they were affected by last month’s flooding.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Texas homes cost about 63 percent less than California homes, and renters are saving around 32 percent compared to similar areas in California, according to the list.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
Jennings advocates that renters get renters’ insurance and that building owners make sump pumps available to renters, because the owners must give permission for residents to apply for the state’s grant program that covered repairs and backflow preventers for homeowners.
—Julianna D’addona, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
Other priorities include efforts to provide greater protections and legal assistance for renters than the ones already on the books.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Texas homes cost about 63 percent less than California homes, and renters are saving around 32 percent compared to similar areas in California, according to the list.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
Jennings advocates that renters get renters’ insurance and that building owners make sump pumps available to renters, because the owners must give permission for residents to apply for the state’s grant program that covered repairs and backflow preventers for homeowners.
—Julianna D’addona, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
Other priorities include efforts to provide greater protections and legal assistance for renters than the ones already on the books.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
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Mariana’s also involved in the renovation of Ayala Triangle Gardens Tower 1—built in 1996—which will offer amenities such as daycare centers and gyms to keep tenants sticky.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Only 18 of 50 tenant spaces are currently occupied, according to the Quarter’s own website, leaving nearly two-thirds of the complex empty.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Maryland Supreme Court opinion concluded that more analysis will be needed to decide if the landlord’s minimum-income rule disproportionately (and illegally) hurts voucher holders under the state’s Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Newsweek covered a post detailing a young tenant's dispute with their landlord over a security-deposit deduction that went viral on Reddit.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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