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lodg·er /'lä-jər/ n: a person who occupies a rented room in another's house; specif: a person who by agreement with the owner of a house acquires no property, interest, or possession therein but only the right to occupy a designated room or area that remains in the owner's legal possession
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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addressee, boarder, denizen, deversor, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant, inhabiter, inmate, inquilinus, leaseholder, lessee, occupant, occupier, possessor, rent payer, renter, resident, residentiary, resider, roomer, sojourner, tenant, termor, transient
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habitant, inhabitant, lessee, occupant, resident, tenant
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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An occupant of a portion of a dwelling, such as a hotel or boardinghouse, who has mere use of the premises without actual or exclusive possession thereof. Anyone who lives or stays in part of a building that is operated by another and who does not have control over the rooms therein.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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An occupant of a portion of a dwelling, such as a hotel or boardinghouse, who has mere use of the premises without actual or exclusive possession thereof. Anyone who lives or stays in part of a building that is operated by another and who does not have control over the rooms therein.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
