a tenant who holds a lease

The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.

A person to whom property is rented.

One to whom a lease is granted.

One holding property by lease.

The person who receives or holds a lease.

" That would be different, of course, even if the lessee was a lunatic. – The Reclaimers by Margaret Hill McCarter

This Department introduced in 1864 an elaborate lessee and trade system. – The Sequel of Appomattox A Chronicle of the Reunion of the States, Volume 32 In The Chronicles Of America Series by Walter Lynwood Fleming

He would then fix his own rate of charges for transportation, and being only a lessee would be virtually irresponsible. – Monopolies and the People by D. C. Cloud

7183. Do you mean that an ordinary lessee would have to pay a royalty to the proprietor in addition to the cost of the purchase of the kelp? – Second Shetland Truck System Report by William Guthrie

And now, when I've worked things up, not only as lessee mind you, but as manager- to success and big prospects, hanged if he doesn't want to collar my lease with all its fine possibilities, and put me into work for him at a blooming salary!" – The Chestermarke Instinct by J. S. Fletcher

The whole land apparently belonged to one lessee who held it from the municipality on something like a perpetual lease. – Ancient Town-Planning by F. Haverfield

I found that the people would much rather not have been under a lessee at all, but have been allowed each to fish for himself. – Second Shetland Truck System Report by William Guthrie

It was the trader and lessee Achmet Sheik Agad, who had applied to Mr. Higginbotham as a mediator, and he stated clearly a case of great hardship. – Ismailia by Samuel W. Baker

She could tell without appearing too rude, how Mr. Wentworth, the lessee was gone on a certain lady in the new company, and would give her anything if she would chuck up her engagement and come and live with him. – A Mummer's Wife by George Moore

" Lessee manager, whatever he is. – The Chestermarke Instinct by J. S. Fletcher

12, 336. What reason did they assign for their objection to being under a lessee – Second Shetland Truck System Report by William Guthrie

" Lessee who's coming," he suggested, jerking his thumb over his shoulder. – The Heart of the Range by William Patterson White

In addition to the precautions provided for in this act when approaching or working parallel with such an abandoned mine, the owner, lessee or agent shall, upon the demand of the chief inspector or district inspector of mines, provide competent shot firers to do the shot firing in all the working places advancing or running parallel with such abandoned mine; the shot firing to be done when all other workmen are out of the mine. – Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 by Anonymous

He will therefore carry the colours of a great principle at Epsom as well as those of his present lessee – The Pleasures of Ignorance by Robert Lynd

" Why, he's the lessee of course! – The Chestermarke Instinct by J. S. Fletcher

Very wisely has the Danish Government prohibited the removal of stones from monuments of historic interest for utilitarian purposes, such as is causing the rapid disappearance of the remains on Dartmoor in this country; and the Greeks have stringent regulations to ensure the preservation of antiquities, which are regarded as national property, and may on no account be damaged either by owner or lessee – Vanishing England by P. H. Ditchfield

People said he must be mad; but when it was ascertained that it was the lessee's speculation, and that I was the lessee the accusation of madness was turned on me, but what did I care? – The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

The people of Vegas had nothing to say when you deprived Virginia and her mother of their livelihood- it was your privilege as lessee of the mine to board your own men if you chose- but when you had the effrontery to send Virginia to this Board with 'instructions' to jeopardize her own interests, we felt called on to interfere." – Shadow Mountain by Dane Coolidge

Also, the licensing powers of the authority should not be delegated to any official or committee; and the manager or lessee of the theatre should have a right to appear in person or by counsel to plead against any motion to refuse to grant or renew his licence. – The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet by George Bernard Shaw