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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It’s been thirty years since the Emancipation Proclamation, but the Clarkes are still holding their own in a world where Tallulah’s bid to buy out her profligate landlord (Nathan Quay Thomas) results in violence and an untenable hike in the rent.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
The business's landlord, Pan Pacific (Bel Air Village), LLC, is accused of knowing about the nightclub's operations and failing to require adequate security or address potential licensing violations.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of landlord

Noun

The letter argues that Democrats' midterm victories reflected support for policies including Medicare for All and higher taxes on the wealthy, and says Schumer is not the right person to advance those priorities.

— Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2026
Sheets of paper taped up across the wall and windows bore three-letter initials of various airports, with bags for their corresponding outbound flights lined up in tight rows.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 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

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Jones was a major in the English military before moving to the American colonies, initially settling in Rhode Island before eventually becoming a prominent businessman and landowner in New York.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Under the treasure process, Berry and the landowner could receive a payment based on the pendant's market value if it is acquired by a museum or another public institution.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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