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landlord

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of landlord

1 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
Synonyms of landlord

lessor, letter, renter
Words Related to landlord

landlady

laird, landholder, landowner

proprietor

slumlord
Antonyms of landlord

lessee, lodger, roomer, tenant
2 the owner or manager of an inn
  • a weekend workshop that is intended to disabuse would-be landlords of a bed-and breakfast that the job is one long vacation
Synonyms of landlord

boniface, innkeeper, taverner
Words Related to landlord

padrone, patron

hosteler (or hosteller), hotelier, hotelman

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