noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/lɛˈsiː/
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rhymes with -iː
CMU ARPABET:L EH0 S IY1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc. for a period of time in return for payment to the owner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
verb
Meaning 4
Pronunciation spelling of let's see.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a tenant who holds a lease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leaseholder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: holder, tenant, renter
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman lessié, past participle of lessier (“to permit, to let”).
Contraction.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
наемател
(naematel)
— one to whom a lease is given
Czech:
nájemce
— one to whom a lease is given
Danish:
forpagter
— one to whom a lease is given
Finnish:
vuokralainen
— one to whom a lease is given
French:
locataire
— one to whom a lease is given
German:
Pächter
— one to whom a lease is given
German:
Mieter
— one to whom a lease is given
German:
Leasingnehmer
— one to whom a lease is given
Hungarian:
bérlő
— one to whom a lease is given
Māori:
kairīhi
— one to whom a lease is given
Māori:
kaitango rīhi
— one to whom a lease is given
Norwegian Bokmål:
leietager
— one to whom a lease is given
Norwegian Bokmål:
leietaker
— one to whom a lease is given
Portuguese:
arrendatário
— one to whom a lease is given
Russian:
аренда́тор
(arendátor)
— one to whom a lease is given
Russian:
съёмщик
(sʺjómščik)
— one to whom a lease is given
Spanish:
inquilino
— one to whom a lease is given
Spanish:
arrendatario
— one to whom a lease is given