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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Renter

Rĕnt'er, n.

noun

n. One who rents or leases an estate; more generally, the lessee or tenant who takes an estate or tenement on rent.

Rēn’ter, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. RENTERED; p. pr. & vb. n. RENTERING.] [Fr. rentraire, from Lat. re, again, back, and intrahere, to draw into or along, from in, into, in, and trahere, to draw.]

  1. To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to fine-draw.
  2. To restore the original design of, by working in new warp;—said with reference to tapestry.