renter

Meaning

Noun

1. One who rents property or other goods from another.
2. One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another.
3. (slang) (Synonym of rent boy) Male prostitute.
4. (informal) A film worth renting, but not possibly worth visiting a cinema to see.

Verb

1. To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.
2. To restore the original design of (a tapestry) by working in new warp.

Synonyms

tenant

lessee

leaseholder

hirer

rental

landlord

contractor

allotment holder

crofter

farmer

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lessor

rent

roomer

lease giver

Etymology

From rent + -er.