квартирант

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Etymology edit

кварти́ра (kvartíra) +‎ -а́нт (-ánt)

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квартира́нт (kvartirántm anim (genitive квартира́нта, nominative plural квартира́нты, genitive plural квартира́нтов, feminine квартира́нтка)

  1. lodger, tenant, occupant
  2. (colloquial, ironic) husband (spoken by his wife)
  3. (colloquial) tenant of a communal apartment
  4. (criminal slang) short-term convict (usually up to two years)

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  • квартирант in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru