renter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
    tenant.
    • the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent
  2. noun an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person

WordNet

Rent"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a lessee or tenant.
Ren"ter transitive verb
Etymology
F. rentraire; L. pref. re- re- + in into, in + trahere to draw.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Rentered present participle & verbal noun Rentering
Definitions
  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, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry.

Webster 1913