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landlord

landlord

230 2.2
A person or company that owns homes and rents them to tenants
  • noun
  • /ˈlændˌlɔrd/
translation icon : propietario
  • If you have any issues with your apartment, you should contact your landlord immediately.
  • landlord and tenant
  • the landlord rents
  • notice from the landlord

While British renters are struggling, some new landlords have been struggling too.

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Examples

  • That's because a lot of landlords won't accept dogs.

  • But Lloyds want to be the biggest private landlord in the UK.

  • And our current landlord charges us per dog per month.

  • I would not want to be a landlord on the other side of the world.

  • We're working to get the landlord down here to let us in.

    Broken City (2013)

  • If you had a problem with your boss or landlord regarding housing, what would you do?

    Academic text (2017)

  • I only know that the landlord says he always gets his rent in on time.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • We now see thousands of landlords facing further action.

  • I want to run down every rental agreement from every landlord in Brooklyn.

    The Siege (1998)

  • While British renters are struggling, some new landlords have been struggling too.

    Patrick Boyle

Synonyms

landlady
vslandlord
36 2.1

A woman who owns a house or rooms and rents them to people

is the gender neutral term for any owner who rents property to tenants
lessor
vslandlord
  • Formal
1 7.1

A person or company that lets others use property for money

is the general person or organization who owns and rents property to tenants
lease giver
vslandlord
6.1

A person who rents out property to another person for money

is the broader owner who rents property out rather than only granting leases

Antonyms

tenant
248 3.0

A person who rents a house or apartment from a landlord

Compounds

landlord special
  • Jargon
8.1

A cheaper apartment with few repairs or updates

How Much Property

tycoon
38 5.5
landlord
230 2.2
homeowner
216 2.5
renter
41 1.8

Surface Forms

landlord singular
landlords plural

Morphology

landlord = land + lord (transparent) = land + lord

The meaning is a direct combination of 'land' + 'lord' resulting in 'owner of land' or one who holds authority over property, which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Landlord comes from two simple parts: land ('ground, property') and lord ('master' or 'owner'). So a landlord is the 'master' of the land, the person who owns property and rents it to others.