rentee

See also: rentée

English

Etymology

From rent +‎ -ee.

Noun

rentee (plural rentees)

  1. (rare) One who rents (property, etc.) from somebody.
    Synonyms: lessee, renter
    • 1840, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Papers on the Cultivation of Cotton in India, London, page 62:
      The land should, when procurable on such terms, be rented from the Zemindar, or the person to whom it has been let; and the rentee should engage to plough, and sow the land and reap the crop, […]
    • 1978, John Greenhalgh, Practitioner's Guide to School Business Management‎[1], Allyn and Bacon, →ISBN, page 233:
      Where such alarm systems do not exist, it is recommended that a private security force be hired by the rentee.
    • 1989, Harry F. Brooks, Donald S. Malecki, Insuring the Lease Exposure‎[2], Cincinnati, OH: National Underwriter Co., →ISBN, page 116:
      These automobiles will be covered for the three excluded perils, if loss is caused by the lessee or the rentee.

Usage notes

See usage notes at renter.

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