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Lesser vs Renter - What's the difference?

lesser | renter |

As nouns the difference between lesser and renter

is that lesser is a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc while renter is one who rents property from another.

As an adjective lesser

is (little).

As a verb renter is

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

lesser

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (little)
  • of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc.
  • Derived terms

    * lesser anteater * Lesser Antilles * lesser celandine * lesser extent * lesser evil, lesser of two evils * lesser flamingo * lesser included offense * lesser nothura * lesser spotted woodpecker

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
  • the lesser of two evils
    The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.

    Anagrams

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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.
  • Anagrams

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