[noun] [C] - a person who pays rent for the use of land or a buildingThe building has trouble attracting tenants willing to pay its relatively high rents.The landlord threatened to evict the tenants if they didn't pay the rent they owed.(UK) The government has made it possible for council tenants to buy the houses and flats that they have been renting.
TENANT
Meaning of TENANT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012