landlord

noun

land·​lord ˈland-ˌlȯrd How to pronounce landlord (audio)
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

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 Only after determining that the tenant is otherwise qualified and been offered a conditional lease can the landlord run a background check. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024 Instead, several apartment buildings neglected by their landlord for years have a crime problem. Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024 Mega-investors, or landlords that have at least 1,000 properties, owned around 3% of homes in the United States as of June 2022, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 His 71-year-old landlord, Joseph Czuba, has been criminally charged for allegedly stabbing Wadea 26 times, and his mother a dozen times. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for landlord 

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Word History

First Known Use

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of landlord was before the 12th century

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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlord. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

landlord

noun
land·​lord -ˌ(d)lȯ(ə)rd How to pronounce landlord (audio)
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

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