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subletter

subletter

1 4.4
A person who rents a room or home from the current tenant
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌlɛtər/
translation icon : subarrendatario
  • The new subletter signed a contract to stay in the apartment for six months.

Examples

  • Need subletter immediately.

    Problemista (2024)

  • Before moving in, it is essential to meet the subletter and discuss the lease terms.

  • Relatives visit, subletters come and go.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Also, let the renter know if subletters are allowed.

    Blog text (10)

  • The presence of other subletters erased itself within moments of their occupancy, so that the petunias became Elaine's, the grill John's.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Finding a reliable subletter can help alleviate the financial burden of renting a unit.

Synonyms

renter
vssubletter
41 1.8

A person who pays to use a house, car, or other property owned by someone else

rents from someone who already holds the lease rather than from the owner
subtenant
vssubletter
  • Specialized
6.4

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

rents specifically from someone already renting rather than from the owner

Surface Forms

subletter singular
subletters plural

Morphology

subletter = sublet (transparent) = sub + let + er

The word 'subletter' is transparently built from 'sublet' by adding the suffix '-er' to indicate a person who performs the action.

Etymology

Subletter comes from the parts sub- 'under' and let 'to rent', the same 'let' you see in 'to let a room'. So a subletter is someone who rents a home 'under' the original tenant who holds the lease.