landlord

noun

land·​lord ˈland-ˌlȯrd 

1

: the owner of property (such as land, houses, or apartments) that is leased or rented to another

2

: the master of an inn or lodging house : innkeeper

Synonyms

• proprietor
• lessor
• letter
• renter

Examples of landlord in a Sentence

agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month

a weekend workshop that is intended to disabuse would-be landlords of a bed-and breakfast that the job is one long vacation

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, the team behind Rio Theatre, which is also in East Vancouver on Commercial Drive, successfully wrapped talks with the landlord for the Park cinema about putting together a consortium of local and international investors to become the next operator of the historic cinema. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025

This is the main criticism that those who oppose the measures—including many landlords—have brought forward against Mamdani’s idea. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

After he was released from jail, he was arrested again the next day for an altercation with his landlord, and was held in jail as a bail violator. —Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

In the afternoon, my landlord arrives in a truck straight out of The Road Warrior. —Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing landlord

• absentee landlord

Rhymes for landlord

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

landlord

noun

land·​lord -ˌ(d)lȯ(ə)rd 

1

: the owner of land or houses that is rented to another

2

: a person who runs an inn or rooming house

Legal Definition

landlord

noun

land·​lord

: the owner of property (as houses, apartments, or land) that is leased or rented to another