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renter.

One who rents property or other goods from another.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. One who rents property or other goods from another.

  2. One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another.

  3. (Synonym of rent boy) Male prostitute.

    UK · slang
  4. A film worth renting, but not possibly worth visiting a cinema to see.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English rent Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English renter From rent + -er.

verb
  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 (a tapestry) by working in new warp.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French rentraire; Latin prefix re- (“re-”) + in (“into, in”) + trahere (“to draw”).

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