renter
/ˈrɛntə
/noun
1A person who rents a flat, car, or other object.Cuts to income assistance rates will increase the number of homeless people in the province, predict groups concerned about renters on welfare....
- This city counts 188,000 occupied dwellings, with about half occupied by renters and half by owners.
- By renting a Florida villa, there will almost always be more than one bathroom available to the renters.
2US A rented car or video cassette.McDormand's expression during this scene alone makes this film a good renter....
- This reviewer's opinion is that's a little high for a film like Torn Curtain, but as a renter it's a good piece of film history.
- Within five years of release, Shawshank was a phenomenon, a video bestseller and a renter that its admirers feel they've discovered for themselves.
3British informal A male prostitute.
