Dictionary

renter en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. One who rents property or other goods from another.
   • Nearly half of all renter households in the US were cost-burdened in 2023, meaning they paid more than 30% of their income towards housing costs, according to new government data. 2024 September 12, Samantha Delouya, “Nearly half of US renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs”, in CNN Business:
   • A recent report from the Aspen Institute highlights the gaping wealth chasm that has formed between homeowners and renters in America. 2024 December 16, Samantha Delouya, “The median renter in America has a net worth of $10,400. The median homeowner’s net worth is $400,000”, in CNN Business:
   • Create an input form that enables you to enter the data for new videos without seeing the information on whether the video is rented. Save this form with the name New video. Then create a form for entering the name of a renter […] 1999, Donna M. Matherly, Michele Reader, Microsoft Office 97 Professional Essentials:
2. One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another.
3. (UK, slang) (Synonym of rent boy) Male prostitute.
   • It was Sweet Alice who introduced me to the various renter types, and explained to me their costumes, and their habits, and their skills. 1998, Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet, Virago (2018), page 205:
4. (informal) A film worth renting, but not possibly worth visiting a cinema to see.

Forms

Deriveds

liferenter · rack-renter · sub-renter · permarenter

Synonyms

rentee · landlord · tenant · rentor · lessor · lessee

Translations (5)

sk prenajímateľ (One who owns or controls property and allows others to use it for a fee) · tr kiracı (One who owns or controls property and allows others to use it for a fee) · cs pronajímatel (One who owns or controls property and allows others to use it for a fee) · bg наемател (One who owns or controls property and allows others to use it for a fee) · mi kairēti (One who owns or controls property and allows others to use it for a fee)

renter en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

renterer