tenant

Universal Words noun, verb noun a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it: They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent. * The decorating was done by a previous tenant. * tenant farmers (= ones who do not own their own farms) verb [VN] [usuallypassive] to live or work in a place as a tenant: a tenanted farm