Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

renter

/ɹˈɛntɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: renter
IPA: /ɹˈɛntɚ/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who rents property or other goods from another.

noun

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

noun

(Synonym of rent boy) Male prostitute.

British usage; Slang

noun

A film worth renting, but not possibly worth visiting a cinema to see.

Informal

verb

To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.

verb

To restore the original design of (a tapestry) by working in new warp.

Example Sentences

"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 […]"
"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."
"A recent report from the Aspen Institute highlights the gaping wealth chasm that has formed between homeowners and renters in America."
"It was Sweet Alice who introduced me to the various renter types, and explained to me their costumes, and their habits, and their skills."

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

British usage
Slang
Informal

Inflected Forms

renters (plural) renters (present, singular) rentering (participle, present) rentered (participle, past) rentered (past)

Derived Forms

liferenter permarenter renterer

Phrases

rack-renter sub-renter

Synonyms

lessee tenant rentee lessor landlord rentor

Rhymes With

center centre enter inventor venter dissenter ventre senter stentor menter genter benter

Questions

How do you pronounce renter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɛntɚ/.
What does renter mean?: One who rents property or other goods from another.
Where does renter come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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