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What is another word for Tenant? – 124 Tenant Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    Lessee renter occupant resident inhabitant dweller lodger boarder roomer renter occupier holder possessor user inmate denizen settler colonist immigrant migrant newcomer settler squatter sublessee underlessee co-lessee joint-lessee tenant-in-chief freeholder leaseholder property holder proprietor landholder householder homeowner landlord

    Meaning of Tenant

    A person who rents land or property from a landlord.

    Definitions

    • A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord, typically under a lease agreement.
    • A person who has temporary possession of a property, especially a house or apartment, in exchange for rent payments.
    • In law, a tenant is a person who holds or possesses lands or tenements by any kind of title, whether in fee simple, in tail, for life, or for years.

    Etymology of Tenant

    The word "tenant" comes from the Old French word "tenant", which is derived from the present participle of "tenir", meaning "to hold".
    The word has been used in English since the 14th century to refer to a person who holds or occupies land or property, especially under a lease agreement.

    Example Uses

    • The tenant signed a one-year lease for the apartment and paid the first month's rent upfront.
    • As a tenant, she was responsible for paying the utility bills and maintaining the property.
    • The landlord and tenant negotiated a new lease agreement, which included a rent increase.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    Landlord landlady owner proprietor freeholder homeowner property owner lessor sublessor co-owner joint-owner partner shareholder occupier squatter trespasser intruder invader interloper usurper possessor holder

    Related Nouns

    Lease rental rent property land estate apartment house building dwelling residence home accommodation housing landlord landlady agent agency contract agreement tenancy occupancy possession

    Related Verbs

    Rent lease occupy inhabit dwell reside live stay remain possess hold own manage maintain repair renovate improve let sublet assign transfer

    Related Adjectives

    Rental leased occupied inhabited residential domestic commercial industrial agricultural temporary permanent long-term short-term fixed periodic tenanted untenanted vacant unoccupied possessed owned managed