What is difference between renter, tenant and rentee?

Renter ¹

1. One that receives payment in exchange for the use of one's property by another.
2. One that pays rent for the use of another's property; a tenant.

Tenant ²

1. One that pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property owned by another.
2. A dweller in a place; an occupant.

Rentee already has an answer here: Can "rentee" be used to refer to one who rents an item?

Rentee doesn't apply unless what's being rented is a person, in which case the rentee is the person (slave) being rented.

The difference: a tenant or a rentee will never be the owner receiving payment for use. A renter might be.

The two different meanings of the word renter can usually be distinguished with the words to and from:

• If I rent something to you, I get paid and you get to use it.
• If I rent something from you, I get to use it and you get paid.

• renter

  someone who have some building for rent, e.g. landlord

• tenant

  someone who pays the rent for the place they live in(pays money to landlord)

• rentee

  eh, I have no idea about this word :)

[Note: Both two words renter and tenant are most used for building, flat, etc.]

A renter is a person who pays rent in order to use something that to belongs to someone else, whether it be a house, room or even a car. But a tenant can be a renter, free occupier or a caretaker of someone's property eg. House, Room etc.