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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 To that point, over the past 33 years, the median wealth gap between homeowners and renters increased by 70% to $390,000, according to the Urban Institute. Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 If the average rent in Manhattan exceeds $4,000, renters could be paying over $7,000 just for viewing a property—this, to me, feels utterly preposterous. Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 That elevated gap suggests that when renters move, higher rent likely awaits them, according to the researchers. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024 Las Vegas — For nearly a year now, 32-year-old renter Mason Cunha and his realtor have been struggling to find the right home in Las Vegas at the right price. Carter Evans, CBS News, 25 Oct. 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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