landlord

[land-lawrd]

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noun

a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
a person who owns and leases land, buildings, etc.
a person who owns or runs an inn, lodging house, etc.

a landowner.

Origin of landlord

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

Related formsland·lord·ly, adjectiveland·lord·ry, nounland·lord·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for landlord

Contemporary Examples

To make matters worse, Kromah says his landlord has given him an eviction notice.
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And people searching to take over a lease can select “landlord approved” apartments to streamline the process.
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September 17, 2014
Noor was in the summer camp workshops the day the landlord predator was discovered and ejected.
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“I was warned by my landlord to leave his house before someone burns it down because of my gay work and sexuality,” he says.
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One landlord even paid somebody to hurl a Molotov cocktail into an apartment just to smoke out tenants and jack up rents.
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Historical Examples

Away runs the waiter to the bar, and gets the ale from the landlord.
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Charles Dickens
Then the gardener gave his message, to which the landlord replied, "It is all right."
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Johanna Spyri
The temptation of this ready cash often blinds the landlord to his future interest.
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But I persuaded them out of the notion, and the landlord went clear.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
The landlord told her there was such a gentleman, but he had not seen him for some days.
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John Greenleaf Whittier

British Dictionary definitions for landlord

landlord

noun

a man who owns and leases property
a man who owns or runs a lodging house, pub, etc
British archaic the lord of an estate

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Word Origin and History for landlord

n.

early 15c. in modern usage, from land (n.) + lord (n.).

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Examples from the Web for landlord

Contemporary Examples

To make matters worse, Kromah says his landlord has given him an eviction notice.

And people searching to take over a lease can select “landlord approved” apartments to streamline the process.

Noor was in the summer camp workshops the day the landlord predator was discovered and ejected.

“I was warned by my landlord to leave his house before someone burns it down because of my gay work and sexuality,” he says.

One landlord even paid somebody to hurl a Molotov cocktail into an apartment just to smoke out tenants and jack up rents.

Historical Examples

Away runs the waiter to the bar, and gets the ale from the landlord.

Then the gardener gave his message, to which the landlord replied, "It is all right."

The temptation of this ready cash often blinds the landlord to his future interest.

But I persuaded them out of the notion, and the landlord went clear.

The landlord told her there was such a gentleman, but he had not seen him for some days.

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Word Origin and History for landlord

n.

Origin of landlord