müstecir

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مستأجر (müstecir, “one who seeks protection”), from Arabic مُسْتَأْجِر (mustaʔjir), active participle of اِسْتَأْجَرَ (istaʔjara, “to engage for rent”).

Noun

müstecir (definite accusative müsteciri, plural müstecirler)

1. (dated) tenant; renter

   Synonym: kiracı

References

• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “müstecîr”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 891
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 833