"renter" meaning in English

See renter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-renter.wav Forms: renters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ) Etymology: From rent + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rent|er}} rent + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} renter (plural renters)
  1. One who rents property or other goods from another. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: lessee, tenant, rentee
    Sense id: en-renter-en-noun-Jf2BC3CW Disambiguation of People: 35 35 18 0 12 0
  2. (law) One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another. Categories (topical): Law, People Synonyms: lessor, landlord, rentor [rare] Translations (One who owns or controls property and allows others to use it for a fee): наемател (naematel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pronajímatel [masculine] (Czech), kairēti (Maori), prenajímateľ [masculine] (Slovak), kiralayan (Turkish), kiraya veren (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-renter-en-noun-~NdujQTZ Disambiguation of People: 35 35 18 0 12 0 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'One who owns or controls property and allows others to use it for a fee': 28 62 8 2
  3. (UK, slang) (Synonym of rent boy) Male prostitute. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-renter-en-noun-fyiPKMk4 Disambiguation of People: 35 35 18 0 12 0 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 41 2 11 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 12 13 68 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 12 73 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 11 11 46 3 10 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 12 43 2 10 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 11 75 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 10 77 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 10 11 75 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 12 13 71 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 11 76 3
  4. (informal) A film worth renting, but not possibly worth visiting a cinema to see. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-renter-en-noun-8GWj~uaR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rack-renter, sub-renter
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-renter.wav Forms: renters [present, singular, third-person], rentering [participle, present], rentered [participle, past], rentered [past]
Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ) Etymology: From French rentraire; Latin prefix re- (“re-”) + in (“into, in”) + trahere (“to draw”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rentraire}} French rentraire, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-verb}} renter (third-person singular simple present renters, present participle rentering, simple past and past participle rentered)
  1. To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-renter-en-verb-BQ1n6tWd Disambiguation of People: 35 35 18 0 12 0
  2. To restore the original design of (a tapestry) by working in new warp.
    Sense id: en-renter-en-verb-1ERmI7Sg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sew",
          "sew"
        ],
        [
          "seam",
          "seam"
        ],
        [
          "finedraw",
          "finedraw"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To restore the original design of (a tapestry) by working in new warp."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "restore",
          "restore"
        ],
        [
          "design",
          "design"
        ],
        [
          "warp",
          "warp"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛntə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-renter.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-renter.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-renter.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-renter.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-renter.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "renter"
}

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