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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 of renter
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
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Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Companies like Self, Kikoff and Boom offer rent reporting tools that renters can use to build or improve their credit with every monthly rent payment.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Karsh told the Pioneer Press that tenant complaints against Quadrel began last March when renters from one of their residential properties, located at 929-935 Michigan Avenue, noticed a drastic increase in rent following their lease renewal offer.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
At $510 per month, property taxes alone account for roughly one-fifth of the total housing cost — nearly as much as what some renters pay for an entire apartment in lower-cost markets.
—System Process, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
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Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Companies like Self, Kikoff and Boom offer rent reporting tools that renters can use to build or improve their credit with every monthly rent payment.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Karsh told the Pioneer Press that tenant complaints against Quadrel began last March when renters from one of their residential properties, located at 929-935 Michigan Avenue, noticed a drastic increase in rent following their lease renewal offer.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
At $510 per month, property taxes alone account for roughly one-fifth of the total housing cost — nearly as much as what some renters pay for an entire apartment in lower-cost markets.
—System Process, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
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Arrizurieta said the area’s current problems stem from rising rents and the type of tenants that can afford to take up shop in the area — mainly, banks and other national powerhouses.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The blank walls stared at her, vacant pinholes made by previous tenants peering down like dark, shrunken pupils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Finally, the market got the call from its landlord confirming that a development was incoming, and Smorgasburg announced its closure last November.—
Amanda Rosa
March 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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After nearly two decades with the same landlords, the 22,000-square-foot building was sold by auction to new owners, who increased the rent.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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