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

• 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

The failure of a Skid Row landlord is the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for other homeless housing in Los Angeles, a report says. —Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025

Why are her landlord and the town of Huntley still coddling her? —Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025

The Hornet has a new landlord for its nest on Broadway. —Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 21 May 2025

Families who belonged to the Anglican Church of Ireland made up the aristocratic landlords and colonial administrators. —Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025

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