单词 | house renter |
释义 | > as lemmashouse renter house renter n. †(a) a person or organization that lets a house to others, a landlord (obsolete rare); (b) a person who pays rent for a house, a tenant. ΚΠ 1789 J. Gray in G. Dempster Disc. Procs. Soc. For Extending Fisheries Great Brit. 52 There should be no other ground or house-renter in each settlement but the Company. 1831 W. Carpenter Let. Ld. Brougham 11 Mar. 8/1 in Polit. Lett. & Pamphlets Stamp Duty No. 25 There, not only the 5l. house-renters were to be disfranchised, as well as the 50l. and 20l. freeholders. 1907 Painter & Decorator Nov. 648/2 If the house renter can become a house owner, he will be better off. 2005 D. B. Danbom Going it Alone v. 139 A Forum survey of homeowners and house renters in 1935 reckoned the city's per household income at about $1,350 per year. < as lemmas |
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