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

That is the discount on the portfolios of Wall Street landlords who are being threatened with eviction from parts of the housing market.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s the discount on the portfolios of Wall Street landlords who are being threatened with eviction from parts of the housing market.

From The Wall Street Journal

If those tactics don’t work, more of them are unwillingly becoming landlords.

From The Wall Street Journal

This could include making staff redundant, or negotiating with landlords to lessen the burden of "onerous contracts".

From BBC

A frustrated landlord has criticised customers who made a booking at his pub for Mother's Day but then failed to turn up.

From BBC

Related Words

• property owner
• proprietor