n (1)承租人，房客，佃户(person who rents a room，house，land，etc)[C]：collect the～'s rent monthly 每月收房客的租金;evict～s for non-payment of rent 驱逐未交房租的房客;Do you own your house or are you a～? 你住的是自己的房子还是租的房子?a～farmer 佃农;

(2)(法律上的)不动产占有人或拥有人(occupant or inhabitant of any place)[C];

vt 租赁(hold or occupy as a tenant，dwell in)[T+n通常pass]：These houses are～ed by three families/mine workers/railway workers. 这些房子已经被三户人家/矿工们/铁路工人租住了。

→′tenancy n 租赁(期);租用(房屋或土地);′tenantry n 佃户，承租人(总称);′tenantable adj 可租赁的;′tenantless adj 无人租赁的