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Renter vs Borrower - What's the difference?

renter | borrower |

As nouns the difference between renter and borrower

is that renter is one who rents property from another while borrower is one who borrows.

As a verb renter

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

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

    * English agent nouns ----

    borrower

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who borrows.
    • a library borrower' s card

    Antonyms

    * lender

    See also

    * debtor * creditor

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