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  1. 1. n. One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; -- correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone, under Tenement, 2. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. any occupant who dwells in a place Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. occupy as a tenant Source: wordnet
  8. 8. One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by anykind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, forlife, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation ortemporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is inanother; -- correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone,under Tenement, 2. Blount. Wharton. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:100 n. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else n. a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease) n. any occupant who dwells in a place v. occupy as a tenant Source: ecdict

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