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landlord
[ land-lawrd ]
noun
- a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
- a person who owns and leases land, buildings, etc.
- a person who owns or runs an inn, lodging house, etc.
- a landowner.
landlord
/ ˈlændˌlɔːd /
noun
- a man who owns and leases property
- a man who owns or runs a lodging house, pub, etc
- archaic.the lord of an estate
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Other Words From
- landlordly adjective
- landlordry noun
- landlordship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
To make matters worse, Kromah says his landlord has given him an eviction notice.
And people searching to take over a lease can select “landlord approved” apartments to streamline the process.
Noor was in the summer camp workshops the day the landlord predator was discovered and ejected.
“I was warned by my landlord to leave his house before someone burns it down because of my gay work and sexuality,” he says.
One landlord even paid somebody to hurl a Molotov cocktail into an apartment just to smoke out tenants and jack up rents.
Aristide washed and powdered Jean himself, the landlord lounging by, pipe in mouth, administering suggestions.
The landlord handed him his bill—'Two weeks board at five dollars—ten dollars.'
"In a moment, sir," answered the landlord respectfully, and he turned again to the Parisian.
Before the distressed landlord could utter a word, the stranger had wheeled about again to face Garnache.
The landlord, an unstoppable gramophone of garrulity, entering by the street-door and bearing down upon him, put him to flight.
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