Meaning

noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

noun an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person

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

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