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as in proprietor
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month
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Recent Examples of landlord
However, rent and mortgage payments lag significantly, with only 10% of respondents choosing credit cards—likely due to hefty processing fees, limited acceptance by landlords and the financial risk of accumulating high-interest balances.
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Rick Watkin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Decades later, new landlords in Old Town abruptly ended one lease, then another, and his antique dealing friends kept telling him to move to Adams.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
From a business perspective, this all seems to be in service of reducing turnover — expensive for both landlords and tenants.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 May 2025
The two played Lucy and Desi's landlords, who often fought on the show — but those fights reportedly spilled into real life, too.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Rick Watkin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Decades later, new landlords in Old Town abruptly ended one lease, then another, and his antique dealing friends kept telling him to move to Adams.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
From a business perspective, this all seems to be in service of reducing turnover — expensive for both landlords and tenants.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 May 2025
The two played Lucy and Desi's landlords, who often fought on the show — but those fights reportedly spilled into real life, too.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlord
Noun
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The proprietor of a San Rafael lending business is seeking bankruptcy protection, leaving local investors worried about major losses.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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Liquor stores and carry-outs thrive here — the proprietors cocooned in plexiglass bulwarks.—
Adam Schwartz,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The lessor placed firm orders for up to 20 737-8 jets with options for 10 more.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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On the local level, the Boston City Council on Wednesday is set to reintroduce a home rule petition that would similarly shift the fee to the party, lessor or tenant who hired the broker.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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She has also recently been announced for the role of the evil innkeeper Madame Thénardier in Fred Cavayé’s upcoming adaptation of Les Miserables, alongside Benjamin Lavernhe as Monsieur Thénardier.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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In many places the State Department has become little more than an innkeeper for other agencies.—
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Allen sent a letter detailing the violations to St. Hope administrators July 26, giving them 30 days to respond with a plan to remedy the violations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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For example, the museum obtained a letter written by Grace Thorpe to her mother during World War II because someone had found it in an antique shop.—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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That's nearly double the average income for a New York City renter, Fee said.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
12 May 2025
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One in six middle-class renters in California are now spending over half their income on housing, according to the PPIC, a nonprofit research center.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlord. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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