lodger

Rents a room

A lodger is a person who rents a room in someone else's home, typically with some shared facilities like a kitchen or bathroom.

Unlike a tenant who rents an entire property, a lodger lives within the landlord's residence: She took in a lodger to help with the mortgage.

The arrangement implies a more informal or domestic situation than a standard lease.

tenant

landlord

Property owner renting out

  • rentPayment for temporary use
  • leaseTemporary use contract
  • tenantOne who rents property

occupancy · rental · sublet · deposit · eviction · tenancy · agreement · utilities · flat · apartment

boarder

boarding house

Residence offering paid accommodation

meals · board · pension · rooming house · guesthouse · digs · accommodation · weekly · residence · household

temporary

transient

Temporary, soon departing

itinerant · impermanent · fleeting · billet · hostel · temporary · nomadic · migrant · seasonal · wayfarer

housemate

flatmate

Co-tenant in apartment

shared · communal · living arrangement · companion · household · cohabitant · sharer

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Opposites
property relationship

lodgerlandlord

Property owner renting out

landlady · lessor · property owner · homeowner · landowner

permanence of residence

lodgerhomeowner

Property title holder

permanent resident · householder · owner-occupier · native

Phrases
Family

lodge, lodging, dislodge, lodged, lodges, lodgings, lodgers, dislodged, lodgment

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