Meaning & use
tenant
A person who pays rent to occupy land, a building, or an apartment owned by someone else.
See it in a sentence
The new tenant signed a one-year lease for the downtown apartment.
The landlord raised the rent, upsetting several long-term tenants in the building.
A note on using this word
Do not confuse "tenant," a renter, with "tenet," a belief or principle.
Words with a similar meaning
renterlessee
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Words with an opposite meaning
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