LANDLADY Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

landlady

noun

Definition of landlady

as in landlord

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Recent Examples of landlady The future princess is said to have posted a sign on her bedroom door reading ‘Chief Chick,’ a cheeky nod to her landlady status. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026 But encounters with the island’s residents, including with his gruff but warm-hearted landlady (played by German screen legend Hanna Schygulla), gradually alter his outlook. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025 He’s gone to visit Ellen at her home, a boarding house with a snoopy landlady living on the first floor. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 To complicate matters, a suspicious landlady, Lorelai Brown (actress Pamela Britton) is always snooping around. — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landlady

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Noun

The largest landlord, Progress Residential, has the least of the larger players, just 143 for sale.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Rusu knows this, as does her landlord, which is why her rent is so low.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Definition of landlord

Noun

Campbell said the donation falling the day after the letter from Paxton’s office was a coincidence.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
There were also issues with inadequate access to lawyers, which civil rights advocates raised in a letter to the warden in May 2025.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

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Several vehicle rental companies and car lessors were also ticketed.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Before he was removed and Britton-Harr returned, Hopes estimated that between lessors, members, trade vendors, and sports team partnerships, there could be $50 million in liabilities.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

Definition of lessor

Noun

Where private citizens refuse to sell their land, companies are turning to eminent domain, the government’s inherent power to seize private property without a landowner’s consent.

— Aaron Walayat, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
In 1996, the previous landowner donated a conservation easement to the trust with the intention of protecting the land’s mix vegetation and wildlife that includes the California king snake, California red-legged frog and the acorn woodpecker.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of landowner

Noun

That's the advice of Mark Cipollina, a frequent car renter who runs a travel gear site.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Washington, who worked with a group of housing advocates to help craft Johnson’s ordinance, credited the aldermen for acknowledging that renters need more rights.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

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