landlord

[land-lawrd]

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.

landlord

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• landlordly adjective
• landlordry noun
• landlordship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of landlord¹

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

Example Sentences

With her apartment a flood zone and her landlord slacking off on the maintenance, Linda and her daughter are forced to live at a nearby hotel.

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"It was word of mouth. Ricky and his dad, Ray, would leave tickets in the local pubs and the landlord would sell them, he'd get a free one for doing the work."

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The IFS suggests it could discourage the purchase of rental properties by landlords, as they would still have to pay stamp duty.

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You are not the world’s banker and you are not the world’s landlord.

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NAR said 21% of all sales came from investors, such as rental landlords or vacation home buyers, a slight increase compared with the month prior, as well as compared with August of last year.

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