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
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
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Housing authority employees are generally prohibited from receiving Section 8 payments for their own properties, and landlords are typically barred from leasing to immediate family members.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
As of 2022, 1,250 Sacramentans had vouchers but were still homeless, unable to find a landlord to accept it.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The city’s legislation would adjust property taxes to shift the burden more towards commercial landlords rather than homeowners, working around 45-year-old Prop 2 ½ law capping such shifts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Brugada announced a 14-point plan to address the capital’s housing and gentrification issues, including laws that would strengthen the rights of tenants and the obligations of landlords and regulate rental prices and access to short-term rental properties.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
As of 2022, 1,250 Sacramentans had vouchers but were still homeless, unable to find a landlord to accept it.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The city’s legislation would adjust property taxes to shift the burden more towards commercial landlords rather than homeowners, working around 45-year-old Prop 2 ½ law capping such shifts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Brugada announced a 14-point plan to address the capital’s housing and gentrification issues, including laws that would strengthen the rights of tenants and the obligations of landlords and regulate rental prices and access to short-term rental properties.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for landlord
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlord. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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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
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