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as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken

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as in landlord
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck

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Recent Examples on the Web As affordable housing stays stubbornly out of reach for both renters and buyers, the candidates for president are making the issue part of their campaigns. Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 Instead, landlords are partnering with one of a dozen companies behind renter incentives, including Stake, Incentco and Piñata. Theara Coleman, theweek, 3 Sep. 2024 Democrats have long focused on giving government money to buyers and renters. Binyamin Appelbaum, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024 Still, the latest trend is a boon for renters, but not so much for landlords. Alena Botros, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for renter 

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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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