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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
Older Black and Latino households, renters, and those with chronic health conditions are far more likely to enter late life with low assets and high debt.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Other Democrats argued that the plan does nothing for renters and noted that Republicans were ignoring high homeowners insurance rates, which are causing financial stress to more people.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
So concessions, often a month or more of free rent, are used to lure in renters.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Other Democrats argued that the plan does nothing for renters and noted that Republicans were ignoring high homeowners insurance rates, which are causing financial stress to more people.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
So concessions, often a month or more of free rent, are used to lure in renters.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
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The former Soul Gastrolounge space has been vacant for nearly four years, and while rumors have recently circulated online about possible new tenants, including mentions of a fast-casual chain or even a mattress store, there’s no confirmation that any of them are legitimate.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The company’s tools assist 90% of the country’s largest property managers with answering questions from prospective tenants, responding to maintenance requests and more.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Paul DiPierro and Scott Ostrander, owners of adjacent restaurant Origami Asian Grill, encouraged Pruner to talk to the landlord when the space vacated.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Kidd is the executive director of the Fair Housing Resource Center, an agency certified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide all kinds of services, from counseling that helps people achieve homeownership to complaints about civil rights abuses by landlords.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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