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

The bill dictates that the landlord's notice must include the date when the eviction is scheduled to be executed. —Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

Snow said the landlord hadn’t received all the necessary permits for the repairs that were listed on the notices. —Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

Jawahar Singh had also filed several lawsuits to stop the eviction, alleging in one that the landlord agreed to settle the matter for $8,000, then refused to honor the agreement, according to the criminal complaint. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026

Setting thresholds for large landlords — whether through purchase limits or tax changes — could also push investors to restructure into smaller entities to stay under the line, says Selma Hepp, chief economist at Cotality. —Mike Winters, CNBC, 5 Mar. 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