1. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else - the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent • Syn: tenant • Derivationally related forms: rent, tenancy (for: tenant), tenant (for: tenant) • Hypernyms: payer, remunerator • Hyponyms: leaseholder, lessee, lodger, boarder, roomer 2. an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person • Derivationally related forms: rent • Hypernyms: owner, proprietor
