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

Newkirk noted that many landlords won’t allow their tenants to keep pets, reducing the number of potential homes for shelter animals. — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Equinix is a large landlord for internet and cloud computing, running data centers that host servers for thousands of companies, from Fortune 500 firms to major cloud providers such as AWS and Google Cloud. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

The landlord for the property claimed his leases did not permit subdivision, nor did suites have enough space for multiple hospices. — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

But luckily, being a great tenant for 10 years meant there was enough trust that her landlord was willing to finance the deal. — Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 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