a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.

Law . a person who holds or possesses for a time lands, tenements, or personalty of another, usually for rent.

an occupant or inhabitant of any place.

to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit.

to dwell or live (usually fol. by in ).

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landlord

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addressee , boarder , dweller , holder , householder , indweller , inhabitant , leaseholder , lessee , lodger , occupant , occupier , possessor , renter , rent payer , resident , roomernotes:a tenant is one who has a right or lease to occupy a place; a tenet is a belief , rule or part of a doctrine , inhabit , leaser , leud , occupy , sharecropper , vassal