🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Mieter

Pronunciation / Transliteration: miːtɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Renter/ˈrɛn.tər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Mieter zog in die neue Wohnung ein."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who pays rent to a landlord or owner for the use of land, a building, or equipment.

    "The landlord met with the new renter to sign the lease agreement."
  2. 2

    A person who hires or borrows something temporarily for a fee.

    "The car rental agency requires every renter to show a valid driver's license."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'rent', originating from Old French 'renter' (to yield revenue, pay rent), which stems from the Late Latin 'rendere' (to render, give back). By the 16th century, the agent suffix '-er' was added to denote a person who pays rent for the temporary use of property or land.

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