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

EliseAI, the artificial intelligence company that automates back-office work for landlords and health systems, has raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, nearly doubling its valuation from just over a year ago. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Former landlords lurked in bushes or on roofs or waited in cars outside our home. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Die Linke’s campaign in the capital focused on putting large corporate landlords’ housing into public ownership. — Jack Sommers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

But my research shows that official counts underestimate the real number of evictions in metro Detroit by half because many landlords ignore the law and skip the formal court process. — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

The mayor's proposal would require most landlords to pay between $20 and $60 per unit, depending on the size of the building, to fund the new Bureau of Rental Housing Services. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Over the years, this problem has given rise to lawsuits challenging federal authority vested in coal producers, landlords, Amtrak and, most recently, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

As a child in the 1960s, Allie Zemtseff saw how her mother, a Black woman, was turned away by landlords while apartment hunting in white neighborhoods. — Adrian Florido, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Over the last few years, many residents have complained about being priced out of the city as landlords have raised rents. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026