Dictionary Check: tenant

"tenant" is a valid word!

Scrabble 6 points
Words with Friends 8 points

Definition

noun

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

Example: "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"
Synonyms:
noun

a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)

noun

any occupant who dwells in a place

verb

occupy as a tenant

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