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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The landlord character in the American version was played by Norman Fell.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Witness in 2022 sword attack fatally stabbed in January
Vallejo police accuse Snyder of stabbing to death landlord Curtis Lind, 82, who was due to testify later this year against two people accused of assaulting him in 2022 over a rent dispute.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Developers enjoyed the halo effect McNally stores had on their surroundings, even at such sterile environs as La Guardia Airport (McNally has a small store there, managed by Hudson News), and McNally was financially protected from bankers and landlords.
—Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
Making residences out of struggling office buildings is considered environmentally desirable and can be far cheaper than building new apartments or condos from the ground up, but most landlords are hoping the office rental market is bottoming out and may begin to recover this year.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Witness in 2022 sword attack fatally stabbed in January
Vallejo police accuse Snyder of stabbing to death landlord Curtis Lind, 82, who was due to testify later this year against two people accused of assaulting him in 2022 over a rent dispute.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Developers enjoyed the halo effect McNally stores had on their surroundings, even at such sterile environs as La Guardia Airport (McNally has a small store there, managed by Hudson News), and McNally was financially protected from bankers and landlords.
—Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
Making residences out of struggling office buildings is considered environmentally desirable and can be far cheaper than building new apartments or condos from the ground up, but most landlords are hoping the office rental market is bottoming out and may begin to recover this year.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlord. Accessed 9 Feb. 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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