Synonyms of landlords

landlords

noun

plural of landlord

1

as in proprietors

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 & Similar Words

• proprietors
• lessors
• letters
• renters
• landowners
• landholders
• landladies
• lairds
• slumlords

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tenants
• lessees
• lodgers
• roomers

2

as in taverners

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 & Similar Words

• taverners
• innkeepers
• patrons
• bonifaces
• hoteliers
• padrones
• hostelers
• hotelmen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of landlords

The office vacancy rate was at its post-pandemic peak, and some landlords were defaulting on their mortgages. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

And even with funds, many landlords don’t want to rent to those with criminal convictions. — Amber Gaudet july 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Religious denominations are not meant to be landlords or property managers. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

For example, landlords routinely build their property tax obligations into rent. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Gibanov said the restaurant’s landlords were especially helpful, advocating their needs through difficult financial periods. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

His landlords shut off his water and electricity, and his rivals called in noise complaints to the police. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026

The complaints center around the Fair Employment and Housing Act, a state law that prohibits landlords from discriminating against potential tenants based on things like race, gender, ancestry and citizenship. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Because so little new retail space has been built in recent years, existing shopping centers are seeing very low vacancy rates, which is helping landlords push rents higher and giving developers more confidence to move forward with new projects. — Arthur Zackiewicz, Footwear News, 14 July 2026