I. rent·er ˈrentə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from renten to enjoy the possession of for rent + -er
: one that rents: as
a. : the lessee or tenant of lands, tenements, or other property
b. chiefly Britain : a motion-picture distributor
II. ren·ter transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French rentrer, alteration (influenced by rentrer to enter again, from Old French, from re- + entrer to enter) of Middle French rentraire, from re- + entraire to draw in, from Old French, from en- in- (from Latin in- ) + traire to draw, from Latin trahere — more at enter , draw
: to fine-draw rents in cloth
III. rent·er noun
( -s )
Etymology: rent (IV) + -er
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