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 landlord claims that Device owes more than $23,000 in rental obligations, the lawsuit shows. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025

The landlord had installed steel security doors to prevent squatters from occupying empty apartments. —Benjamin Cunningham Edu Bayer, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025

The series also stars Melissa Villaseñor as Pencil, the trio’s incredibly smart neighbor with a silly sense of humor, and Eddie Pepitone as Lou, the angry landlord, who is also a garbage can. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025

The higher prices go, the more landlords like the president can charge for rent. —Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 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