Meaning

5 senses

  1. One who holds a lease (a tenancy).

  2. (broadly)One who has possession of any place.

    c. 1782-1783, William Cowper, Joy in Martyrdom sweet tenants of this grove

    Bewohner, Mieter

    жиле́цžiléc, квартиросъёмщикkvartirosʺjómščik

    any occupant who dwells in a place

  3. Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.

    multi-tenant hosting

  4. (historical)One who holds a feudal tenure in real property.

    Mieter, Pächter, Eigentümer

    аренда́торarendátor, съёмщикsʺjómščik, квартиросъёмщикkvartirosʺjómščik

    квартирантkvartyrant

  5. (broadly)One who owns real estate other than via allodial title.

Examples

53 sentences

  1. Tom is looking for a new tenant.

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  2. The previous tenants left the place in a mess.

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  3. Tom Jackson was the previous tenant.

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  4. Dan was known to evict tenants.

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  5. Are you a tenant or homeowner?

    ruВы арендатор или собственник?

    deSind Sie Mieter oder Eigentümer?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one who pays a fee in return for the use of land, etc.:
Русский
By meaning 3
one who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant:
one who pays a fee in return for the use of land, etc.:
law: one who holds property:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
one who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant:
one who pays a fee in return for the use of land, etc.:
law: one who holds property:

Origin

From Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt and Old French tenant, present part

From Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt and Old French tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”), from Latin tenēre (“hold, keep”).

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Forms

plural: tenants
Singulartenant
Pluraltenants

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
occupantC1renterlesseerenteeleaseholderdweller
Close in meaning
  • someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else:renter

Word family

32 related words
Relatedtenementtenettenancy
Derivedanchor tenantcotenanthead tenantjoint tenantkindly tenantlead tenantlife tenantmultitenancymultitenantnominated tenantnontenantprotenantsatellite tenantse-tenantsitting tenantsuperior tenanttenantabletenant farmertenant-in-chieftenantismtenantlesstenantliketenant-righttenantry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tenabletenaciousC2tenacityC2tenancytendB1tendencyB1tenderB2
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