renter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who rents property or other goods from another.
  2. One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another.
  3. (Synonym of rent boy) Male prostitute.
  4. A film worth renting, but not possibly worth visiting a cinema to see.
verb
  1. To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.
  2. To restore the original design of (a tapestry) by working in new warp.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-renter.wav

Word forms

renter renters rentering rentered

Etymology

From rent + -er.

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