rack-renter

English

Etymology

rack rent +‎ -er

Noun

rack-renter (plural rack-renters)

1. (chiefly historical) One who is subjected to paying rack rent.
2. (chiefly historical) One who exacts rack rent.

References

• “rack-renter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.