BOARDER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

boarder

noun

ˈbȯr-dər

Definition of boarder

as in tenant

one who rents a room or apartment in another's house a boarder who paid $100 per week for a room and meals

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Recent Examples of boarder The animals are now being housed at Sangamon County Animal Control, local kennels and boarders and with volunteers. — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Rental activity in these specific northwest pockets was initially an anomaly, typically limited to a young professional occupying a two-family duplex flat or a homeowner taking in a boarder to pay down the mortgage faster. — Jonathan Tower, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026 Photos shared with the Observer by Bogan and another former boarder show numerous horses with injuries, but Moore has said horses sometimes get hurt during normal daily riding and boarding activities — and those aren’t signs of abuse. — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026 Zelenskyy in announcing the Ukrainian strike on the satellite communications center noted that the facility was more than 500 km, or about 310 miles, from the Ukrainian-Russian boarder. — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for boarder

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There was no threat to tenants, visitors, and Empire State Building Observation Deck guests, the spokesperson said in a statement.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The affordable units will serve tenants with very low and extremely low incomes, and Downtown Women’s Center has agreed to serve the project’s residents.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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