renter vs sitting tenant

renter

noun
  • One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another. 

  • (Synonym of rent boy) Male prostitute. 

  • One who rents property or other goods from another. 

  • A film worth renting, but not possibly worth visiting a cinema to see. 

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. 

sitting tenant

noun
  • A tenant who is already in occupation of a premises, especially when there is a change of owner. The tenant is not evicted when the property is sold to a new owner. 

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