: one that rents
specifically
: the lessee or tenant of property
Examples of renter in a Sentence
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
Recent Examples on the Web
As a more immediate solution, the Harvard center suggests a $25,000 down payment assistance loan could smooth the way for 1.1 million Black or Hispanic renters to become homeowners.
—
Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s good news for renters in general, especially those at the lower end of the market since rentals priced below the city’s median asking rent are more likely to charge a fee.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
There are more renters than homeowners and the few longtime homeowners are seniors.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
All renters, no matter what the duration of occupancy, must be registered at local police stations, but in recent years property managers have been forwarding photocopies or cell phone pics to a messaging service to comply.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for renter 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s good news for renters in general, especially those at the lower end of the market since rentals priced below the city’s median asking rent are more likely to charge a fee.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
There are more renters than homeowners and the few longtime homeowners are seniors.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
All renters, no matter what the duration of occupancy, must be registered at local police stations, but in recent years property managers have been forwarding photocopies or cell phone pics to a messaging service to comply.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for renter
Dictionary Entries Near renter
Cite this Entry
“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share