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as in proprietor
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month
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Recent Examples of landlord
Some downtown stakeholders including office landlord Rising Realty Partners offered letters of support for the Bloc residential project.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Among the landlords raking it in are palm oil-and-construction magnate Gooi Seong Lim, whose Crescendo has netted $137 million since 2023 from selling over 40 hectares of land to companies such as Microsoft, which in turn has earmarked $2.2 billion for its Malaysian data center projects.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Her efforts paid off when their landlord returned the full deposit.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
His landlord discovered the grisly scene on April 8.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Among the landlords raking it in are palm oil-and-construction magnate Gooi Seong Lim, whose Crescendo has netted $137 million since 2023 from selling over 40 hectares of land to companies such as Microsoft, which in turn has earmarked $2.2 billion for its Malaysian data center projects.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Her efforts paid off when their landlord returned the full deposit.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
His landlord discovered the grisly scene on April 8.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlord
Noun
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As the restaurant filled up, its proprietor, Michael McCarty, came by and dispensed business cards.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Business proprietors can opt for a Venmo Business account, which comes with a bevy of unique features.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On the local level, the Boston City Council on Wednesday is set to reintroduce a home rule petition that would similarly shift the fee to the party, lessor or tenant who hired the broker.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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But here's the rub at tax time: The EV tax credit belongs to the lessor, not the driver who agreed to lease the car or truck.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The suspect is charged with three counts of defrauding an innkeeper and is scheduled to be arraigned next month, the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The innkeepers are friendly, helpful and passionate about their city.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The letter was postmarked in London two days later, on April 12.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Submit a letter to the editor at freep.com/letters.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to the Public Policy Institute of California, about 30% of California renters earn more than $100,000 a year.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Despite all these improvements to the housing landscape, young adults are shunning home buying and remaining renters.—
Daryl Fairweather,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlord. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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