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renter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of renter

1 one who rents a room or apartment in anotherʼs house

  • one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
Synonyms of renter

boarder, lessee, lodger, roomer, tenant
Words Related to renter

cotenant, subtenant

flatmate [chiefly British], roommate (also roomie)

guest, visitor

occupant, occupier, resident, resider
Near Antonyms of renter

laird [chiefly Scottish], landholder, landowner, proprietor

landlady

slumlord

host, innkeeper, proprietor
Antonyms of renter

landlord, lessor, letter

2 the owner of land or housing that is rented to another

  • left our apartment keys at the renterʼs office just before leaving in the moving truck
Synonyms of renter

landlord, lessor, letter
Words Related to renter

landlady

laird, landholder, landowner

proprietor

slumlord
Antonyms of renter

lessee, lodger, roomer, tenant

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