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 lessor, letter, renter Related Words landlady; laird, landholder, landowner; proprietor; slumlord Antonyms 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 boniface, innkeeper, tavernerRelated Words padrone, patron; hosteler (or hosteller), hotelier, hotelman