landlady

noun

land·​la·​dy ˈland-ˌlā-dē How to pronounce landlady (audio)
: a woman who is a landlord

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He’s gone to visit Ellen at her home, a boarding house with a snoopy landlady living on the first floor. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 To complicate matters, a suspicious landlady, Lorelai Brown (actress Pamela Britton) is always snooping around. Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 The landlady requested a lawyer and refused to talk to police. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025 The star of its revues is Sally Bowles, whose complicated relationship with Bradshaw blooms alongside that of his landlady and a neighboring shopkeeper. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for landlady

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1536, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of landlady was circa 1536

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“Landlady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlady. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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landlady

noun
land·​la·​dy ˈlan-ˌ(d)lād-ē How to pronounce landlady (audio)
1
: a woman who owns land or houses that she rents
2
: a woman who runs an inn or rooming house

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