Dictionary 1. (n.) One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a lessee or tenant.2. (v. t.) To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw. 3. (v. t.) To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry. Thesaurus board-and-roomer boarder hirer homesteader incumbent leaseholder lessee lodger occupant occupier paying guest resident roomer squatter sublessee subtenant tenant tenant at sufferance tenant for life transient transient guest underlessee |