The Clue
Rent-payer (6 letter answer)
The Answer
TENANT
Tags
Notes
The answer TENANT is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Definition
TENANT as a noun:
1. (tenant, renter) = someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"
2. a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
3. any occupant who dwells in a place
TENANT as a verb:
1. occupy as a tenant