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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Her first job out of law school was defending low-income tenants in disputes with landlords for the Legal Aid Society in Minneapolis.
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Travel writer Rick Steves has described the situation in some European tourist hubs where local people get priced out of a central city and landlords rent only to tourists.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Instead of subsidizing construction, the government would pay landlords the difference between what a renter could afford and the market rate for rent.
—Time, 12 June 2025
Good tenants are hard to find, and Norah is a picky landlord, and an entertaining one.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Travel writer Rick Steves has described the situation in some European tourist hubs where local people get priced out of a central city and landlords rent only to tourists.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Instead of subsidizing construction, the government would pay landlords the difference between what a renter could afford and the market rate for rent.
—Time, 12 June 2025
Good tenants are hard to find, and Norah is a picky landlord, and an entertaining one.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlord. Accessed 20 Jun. 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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