: 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
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About 600,000 Hoosiers are renters, Hunley said Monday.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
For some renters, such a lifestyle can be both eco-friendly and practical.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
But, freed of the income and rent limits, the properties can become appealing to middle-income renters after some basic renovations.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
For some renters, such a lifestyle can be both eco-friendly and practical.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
But, freed of the income and rent limits, the properties can become appealing to middle-income renters after some basic renovations.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for renter
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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