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landlady

American  
[land-ley-dee] / ˈlændˌleɪ di /

noun

landladies plural
  1. a woman who owns and leases an apartment, house, land, etc., to others.

  2. a woman who owns or runs an inn, rooming house, or boardinghouse.


landlady British  
/ ˈlændˌleɪdɪ /

noun

  1. a woman who owns and leases property

  2. a landlord's wife

  3. a woman who owns or runs a lodging house, pub, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of landlady

First recorded in 1530–40; land + lady

Example Sentences

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June asks the landlady, who answers, “Kid who lived here got drafted.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Among them is Miss Connulty, a respected landlady, whose tragic past prompts her to warn Ellie that “love was a madness.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Ms. Ypi tells us that the two had been close enough for her grandfather to once offer to settle the penniless Hoxha’s debts with his Parisian landlady.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Also at the investiture was former EastEnders star Anita Dobson, best known for playing Queen Vic landlady Angie Watts on the BBC soap, who was made an OBE for services to charitable fundraising and philanthropy.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Our landlady is shouting for me, so I have to run.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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