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renter

renter

41 1.8
A person who pays to use a house, car, or other property owned by someone else
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛntər/
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  • As a renter, I appreciate the flexibility of not being tied down to a mortgage.
  • rent paid by renters
  • renters pay
  • owners and renters

Also, some Hoas allow long term renters but do not allow short term.

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Examples

  • I had to short sell my own home and become a renter, which is pretty embarrassing when you sell real estate for a living.

  • Among male heads of households, most of whom were renters, about half remained for four years.

    Academic text (1998)
  • I'm a committed renter and largely because I like to live in cities close to things.

  • Your parents should be happy they found renters... ...especially responsible ones like us.

  • The renters had until last week to clear out.

  • By comparison, approximately 40 percent of renters were willing to pay more than $12.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Millions struggling to pay rent or mortgage with private renters on average pay nearly half their income in rent.

  • While British renters are struggling, some new landlords have been struggling too.

  • Almost half of very low-income renters paid more than half of their incomes in rent.

    Academic text (2001)
  • We're just renters.

Synonyms

tenant
vsrenter
248 3.0

A person who rents a house or apartment from a landlord

is the general everyday term for paying to use property
lodger
vsrenter
  • UK
5 3.4

A person who pays to live in a room in someone else's house and shares the kitchen and bathroom

usually pays to use separate property space rather than sharing the owner's home
tenant farmer
vsrenter
3 3.7

A farmer who rents land from a landowner instead of owning it

is the general person paying to use property outside the farming context
lessee
vsrenter
  • Specialized
3 7.0

A person who rents a house or flat from the owner

is broader and less focused on formal lease contracts
leaseholder
vsrenter
1 6.3

A person who may live in or use a property for a set time and is not the owner

is the general person paying to use property without lease emphasis
subletter
vsrenter
1 4.4

A person who rents a room or home from the current tenant

normally pays to use property arranged directly with the owner
roomer
vsrenter
  • US
1 6.9

A person who rents a room in another person's house

typically pays to use whole property or more than one room
leaser
vsrenter
  • Archaic
5.3

A person or company that pays to use property for a set time

normally refers to an individual person paying to use property
leaseman
vsrenter
  • Archaic
7.7

A person who rents land, especially a farm, from the owner

is the broader term not specifically tied to farming land
subtenant
vsrenter
  • Specialized
6.4

A person who rents a room or home from the main renter instead of the owner

usually pays to use property directly from the owner or manager
boarder
vsrenter
3.4

A person who pays to live and eat in another person's house

pays only for property use and not for included daily meals
sublessor
vsrenter
7.5

A person who rents a place to someone while they still rent it

simply pays to use property and does not lease it onward

Antonyms

230 2.2

A person or company that owns homes and rents them to tenants

How Much Property

tycoon
38 5.5
landlord
230 2.2
homeowner
216 2.5
renter
41 1.8

Surface Forms

renter singular
renters plural

Morphology

renter = rent (transparent) = rent + er

Standard agentive formation: 'rent' + '-er' straightforwardly yields 'person who rents'.

Etymology

Renter comes from rent ('a regular payment to use something') and the ending -er ('a person who does something'), so a renter is someone who pays to use a house, car, or other property.