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Meaning of RENTER

Pronunciation:  'rentur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an owner who receives payment for the use of their property by another
  2. [n]  someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"
 
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 Synonyms: tenant
 
 See Also: boarder, leaseholder, lessee, lodger, owner, payer, proprietor, remunerator, roomer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Rent"er\ (r?nt"?r), n.
    One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a
    lessee or tenant.
    
  2. \Ren"ter\ (r?n"t?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rentered}
    (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rentering}.] [F. rentraire; L.
    pref. re- re- + in into, in + trahere to draw.]
    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.
    
 
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