LANDLADY Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

landlady

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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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Or, an agent can review every lease for a particular landlord, identify upcoming termination dates and draft outreach emails for tenants whose leases expire within the next month.

— Neil Araujo, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
However, he was then hit with a big rent increase after being forced to move because of issues with his landlord.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of landlord

Noun

Jo read and re-read those letters, initially to feel closer to Theo, but she was also captivated by Vincent’s compassion and intelligence.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
While the short was a love letter to the museum at which it was filmed (Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre), the feature is intended as a love letter to Bomber County as a whole.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 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

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The company is the largest private landowner on Panther Island.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Billionaire businessman Moishe Mana, once the largest private landowner in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, recently sold the majority of his property in the area.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of landowner

Noun

Jackson supports expanding the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps certain homeowners and renters with energy costs.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
And in a seller’s market, many renters simply don’t have the option to vote with their feet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

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