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Synonyms for tenant

  • noun

Most common

occupant occupier dweller inhabitant renter lessee

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Occupant — one who has possession of any place

occupant, occupier, dweller, inhabitant, resident, inmate

2. Renter — one who holds a lease (a tenancy)

renter, lessee, leaseholder, rentee rare

Other

ter-tenant, roomer

Antonyms

landlord, lessor, owner

All antonyms of tenant →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One who holds a lease (a tenancy).

  2. n. 2

    One who has possession of any place.

Related words

Word family
tenancy tenantable tenant-in-chief tenantless tenantry tenantship tenement tenet
Phrases
head tenant superior tenant anchor tenant lead tenant nominated tenant life tenant

Forms

Plural
tenants → occupants, occupiers, dwellers, inhabitants…

Example sentences

  • occupant Gabor wasn't the only occupant of that house.
  • dweller Who are you, dweller of this tiny stellar corpse?
  • inhabitant Sami is the only inhabitant of the island.
  • renter It'll be easy to find a renter for this house.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tenantfalling
occupantfalling
dwellerfalling
inhabitantfalling
occupierfalling
renterfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
inmate2, renter2, lessee2, roomer, rentee
7 letters
dweller2
8 letters
resident3, occupant3, occupier4
10 letters
inhabitant4
11 letters
leaseholder

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inmate2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
occupant
Italiano
occupante