subtenant

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noun

A tenant of a sublease.

Similar
undertenantsublesseeunderlesseesubletunderletsubleaseunderlease
Opposite
sublessorunderlessorsublandlordunderlandlordsubletter
OriginEnglish tenant ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo →
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Meanings

nounsubtenant (plural subtenants)

plural subtenants · alternative sub-tenant

  1. lawA tenant of a sublease.

    Synonyms: undertenant, sublessee, underlessee · Antonyms: sublessor, underlessor, sublandlord, underlandlord, subletter, underletter, head tenant, superior tenant

verbsubtenant (third-person singular simple present subtenants, present participle subtenanting, simple past and past participle subtenanted)

present singular third person subtenants · participle present subtenanting · participle past subtenanted · past subtenanted · alternative sub-tenant

  1. informallawSynonym of sublet.

    Synonyms: sublet, underlet, sublease, underlease, sublet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tenant of a sublease.

Similar
undertenantsublesseeunderlessee
Opposite
sublessorunderlessorsublandlordunderlandlordsubletterunderletterhead tenantsuperior tenantsubleaserunderleaser

verbSynonym of sublet.

Similar
subletunderletsubleaseunderleasesublet
Also see
subleasesublesseesubletunderleaseunderlesseeunderletundertenant

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishtenant
  7. Englishsubtenant

From sub- + tenant.

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Translations

Bulgarian пренаемател
  • пренаемател (prenaematel)one who holds a sublease
Czech podnájemník
  • podnájemníkone who holds a sublease
Danish fremlejer
  • fremlejerone who holds a sublease
Finnish alivuokralainen
  • alivuokralainenone who holds a sublease
German Untermieter, Untermieterin
  • Untermieterone who holds a sublease
  • Untermieterinone who holds a sublease
Hungarian albérlő
  • albérlőone who holds a sublease
Irish fothionónta
  • fothionóntaone who holds a sublease
Italian subaffittuario, subinquilino
  • subaffittuarioone who holds a sublease
  • subinquilinoone who holds a sublease
Polish podnajemca, podnajemczyni
  • podnajemcaone who holds a sublease
  • podnajemczynione who holds a sublease
Scottish Gaelic ath-ghabhalach
  • ath-ghabhalachone who holds a sublease
Cite this entry
APA

subtenant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtenant

MLA

“subtenant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtenant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtenant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtenant.

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