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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
About half of all renters in the U.S. spend more than 30 percent of their monthly income on rent, a threshold reached in 2022 that hadn’t been seen in 25 years of data tracking by ratings agency Moody’s.
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Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Officials said neither the homeowner nor the renter had insurance because of the age of the structure.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2025
Others could provide financial and legal help to renters, along with other assistance.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, about 30% of California renters earn more than $100,000 a year.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Officials said neither the homeowner nor the renter had insurance because of the age of the structure.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2025
Others could provide financial and legal help to renters, along with other assistance.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, about 30% of California renters earn more than $100,000 a year.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
Noun
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Serendipitously, Owsley would appear one day at the door, to chat up a female tenant who was renting a room from Scully.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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Also in August, a former Independence Towers tenant and a former tenant of the nearby Stonybrook East apartment complex sued FTW and its partners, citing poor conditions and retaliation.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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The landlord claims that Device owes more than $23,000 in rental obligations, the lawsuit shows.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The landlord had installed steel security doors to prevent squatters from occupying empty apartments.—
Benjamin Cunningham Edu Bayer,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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