landlord

[ land-lawrd ]

noun

1. a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
2. a person who owns and leases land, buildings, etc.
3. a person who owns or runs an inn, lodging house, etc.
4. a landowner.

landlord

/ ˈlændˌlɔːd /

noun

1. a man who owns and leases property
2. a man who owns or runs a lodging house, pub, etc
3. archaic.
   the lord of an estate

Other Words From

• landlordly adjective
• landlordry noun
• landlordship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of landlord¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English landhlāford. See land, lord

Example Sentences

In order to build a larger apartment complex, her landlord plans to demolish the six-unit bungalow court in South Los Angeles that the family has called home for decades.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because renters in New York are held responsible for paying the broker that the landlord hired to find tenants.

From Salon

It has since been amended to clarify that a broker who is hired by a landlord — or a broker who publishes the rental property's listing — is to be paid by the landlord.

From Salon

The county will assume the existing tenant leases as landlord.

From Los Angeles Times

Tenants in privately owned office buildings also commonly pay a share of the landlord’s property taxes.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• property owner
• proprietor