Synonyms and antonyms of People who own or rent property in American Thesaurus

absentee landlord (noun)

someone who does not live in or visit very frequently a property that they rent to someone else

backyarder (noun)

South African in southern Africa, someone who lives in a small simple building in a backyard

first-time buyer (noun)

mainly British someone who is buying a house for the first time

homebuyer (noun)

someone who is buying a house, apartment, or other place to live in

homeowner (noun)

someone who owns their house or apartment

householder (noun)

a person who lives in a house or apartment, especially the person who owns the house or pays the rent

landholder (noun)

formal someone who owns a particular piece of land

landlady (noun)

a woman who owns a house, apartment, or room that people can rent

landlord (noun)

a man who owns a house, apartment, or room that people can rent

landowner (noun)

someone who owns a large amount of land

leaseholder (noun)

someone who enters into a lease agreement

lessee (noun)

someone who pays rent to use land or property and has signed a lease (=a legal agreement) with the owner. The owner is called the lessor.

lessor (noun)

someone who allows another person to pay to use their land or property under a lease (=a legal agreement). The person who uses the land or property is the lessee.

lodger (noun)

mainly British a roomer

owner-occupier (noun)

someone who owns the house that they live in

property developer (noun)

someone who earns money by buying land and building on it

roomer (noun)

American someone who rents a room in someone else’s house

slumlord (noun)

informal someone who owns buildings that are in very bad condition and charges people too much money to live in them

subtenant (noun)

someone who rents a house, room, or apartment from a tenant (=the person who is already renting it from the owner)

tenant (noun)

someone who rents an apartment, house, office, piece of land, etc. from the person who owns it

titleholder (noun)

someone who owns a title deed