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

The New York Housing Conference, a nonprofit that promotes so-called affordable housing, warns in a new report that landlords will need $1 billion in government aid to avoid default.

From The Wall Street Journal

Property agents say the budget will be good for small businesses but bad news for landlords.

From BBC

The buildings' landlord said the residents' management company, on which some leaseholders had sat, had "amassed significant debts", and it was now considering legal action against it.

From BBC

The chancellor made an appeal to renters in her Budget speech, saying it is unfair that income from work is taxed more than income made by landlords.

From BBC

The issues prompted his landlord to blast the annoying earworm of a song to bring the city’s attention to the problem, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• property owner
• proprietor