tenant vs renter

tenant and renter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tenant	Yes	No	Yes	No
renter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tenant and renter are synonyms defined as:

tenant and renter: someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

tenant (noun)	renter (noun)
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else	someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
any occupant who dwells in a place	an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person
a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)

tenant (verb)	renter (verb)
occupy as a tenant