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Russian
Etymology
кварти́ра (kvartíra) + -а́нт (-ánt)
Pronunciation
Noun
квартира́нт • (kvartiránt) m anim (genitive квартира́нта, nominative plural квартира́нты, genitive plural квартира́нтов, feminine квартира́нтка)
- lodger, tenant, occupant
- (colloquial, ironic) husband (spoken by his wife)
- (colloquial) tenant of a communal apartment
- (criminal slang, prison slang) short-term convict (usually up to two years)
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Further reading
- квартирант in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru