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Boarder vs Renter - What's the difference?

boarder | renter |

As nouns the difference between boarder and renter

is that boarder is a pupil who lives at school during term time while renter is one who rents property from another.

As a verb renter is

to sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.

boarder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pupil who lives at school during term time.
  • The student body consisted primarily of boarders , except for a few children belonging to the school staff.
  • Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel.
  • When I left for college, my parents took on a boarder in my old room to help defray expenses.
  • (nautical) A sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy.
  • The captain shouted at the crew to grab arms and repel boarders .
  • Someone who uses a snowboard
  • A group of boarders swept past us as we climbed the side of the ski run

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    renter

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who rents property from another.
  • (legal) One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another.
  • Synonyms
    * (one who rents property from another) lessee, tenant, rentee * (one who rents property to another) lessor, landlord
    Usage notes
    Technically, in common legal usage, the term should refer only to the party who owns the property and allows another to rent it. The party paying for the use of the property is properly termed a rentee. However, common usage is to use the term to refer to the party paying for use of the property, and this usage has seeped into legal parlance as well.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) rentraire; (etyl) (lena) prefix (re-) re- + (in) into, in + (trahere) to draw.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.
  • to restore the original design of (a tapestry) by working in new warp.
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