landlord

noun

land·​lord ˈland-ˌlȯrd 

1

: the owner of property (such as land, houses, or apartments) that is leased or rented to another

2

: the master of an inn or lodging house : innkeeper

Synonyms of landlord

• proprietor
• lessor
• letter
• renter

Examples of landlord in a Sentence

agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month

a weekend workshop that is intended to disabuse would-be landlords of a bed-and breakfast that the job is one long vacation

Recent Examples on the Web

By the end of 1981, Mango’s landlords wanted to cash in on the early signs of the neighborhood’s upscaling. —Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 June 2026

For no-fault evictions, the initiative would require landlords to provide tenants relocation assistance equal to four (4) times the monthly fair market rent or $12,000, whichever is greater. —Sooji Nam, CBS News, 10 June 2026

Paul DiPierro and Scott Ostrander, owners of adjacent restaurant Origami Asian Grill, encouraged Pruner to talk to the landlord when the space vacated. —Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026

Kidd is the executive director of the Fair Housing Resource Center, an agency certified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide all kinds of services, from counseling that helps people achieve homeownership to complaints about civil rights abuses by landlords. —Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing landlord

• absentee landlord

Rhymes for landlord

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

landlord

noun

land·​lord -ˌ(d)lȯ(ə)rd 

1

: the owner of land or houses that is rented to another

2

: a person who runs an inn or rooming house

Legal Definition

landlord

noun

land·​lord

: the owner of property (as houses, apartments, or land) that is leased or rented to another