tenant

  1. Noun.  One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.
  2. Noun.  An occupant.
  3. Noun.  (legal) One who holds a property by any kind of right, including ownership.
  4. Verb.  To hold as, or be, a tenant.

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