Standard Lemma guide

lessee

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /lɛˈsiː/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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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Meaning relationships

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a tenant who holds a lease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
  • Turkish: kiracı — one to whom a lease is given