English noun: tenant | |||
1. | tenant (person) someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else | ||
Samples | The landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent. | ||
Synonyms | renter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | payer, remunerator | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | boarder, leaseholder, lessee, lodger, roomer | ||
2. | tenant (person) a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | holder | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cotenant, life tenant, tenant farmer | ||
3. | tenant (person) any occupant who dwells in a place | ||
Broader (hypernym) | occupant, occupier, resident | ||
English verb: tenant | |||
1. | tenant (social) occupy as a tenant | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dwell, inhabit, live, populate | ||