[f. TENT v.6 + -ER1.] One who lives or lodges in a tent.
1888. Harper’s Mag., Oct., 801/1. The pretty girl of our civilization, who pushes into the canvas home of the tenters.
1907. Daily News, 27 Nov., 3/2. Originally intended for the benefit of gipsies, the evangelism … has attracted adherents from all classes, now proud to style themselves ‘tenters.’
