landlord

American  

[land-lawrd] / ˈlændˌlɔrd /

noun

1. a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.

2. a person who owns and leases land, buildings, etc.

3. a person who owns or runs an inn, lodging house, etc.

4. a landowner.

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landlord British  

/ ˈlændˌlɔːd /

noun

1. a man who owns and leases property

2. a man who owns or runs a lodging house, pub, etc

3. archaic the lord of an estate

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Other Word Forms

• landlordly adjective
• landlordry noun
• landlordship noun

Etymology

Origin of landlord

before 1000; Middle English; Old English landhlāford. See land, lord

Example Sentences

On 22 December, Bristol's Circuit Court will hear the clinic's case against an eviction notice served by their landlords, brothers Chase and Chadwick King in April 2024.

From BBC

That demand allows it to command the best locations and, in some cases, persuade landlords to contribute to store projects.

From The Wall Street Journal

The board determines how much landlords can raise rents on the city’s more than one million rent-stabilized units.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if the glory years of content production don’t return, Hackman said, studio landlords may need to devise alternate uses for their sprawling soundstage campuses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The builder is Core Scientific, a former crypto-mining company based in Austin that has emerged as one of CoreWeave’s biggest landlords.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• property owner
• proprietor