What does "landlord" mean?
A person that leases real property; a lessor.
Landlord
/ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A person that leases real property; a lessor.
- Grammar: landlord is listed as noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: beneficiary, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use.
- Useful contrasts: boarder, caretakers, concessionaire.
- Usage evidence: The landlord told him to leave because he hadn't paid his rent.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person that leases real property; a lessor.
"Brethren, brethren, it were better to haue this communitie, Then to haue this difference in degrees: The landlord his rent, the lawyer his fees. So quickly the poore mans ſubſtance is ſpent […]"
- 2 a landowner who leases to others wordnet
- 3 The owner or manager of a public house. British
"When asked to explain why he became a landlord, he told the Archbishop of York it was so he could close the pub on Sundays, and suppress the profane language and singing that came through the bar windows."
- 4 A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided. slang, with-definite-article
"the lurking presence of “The Landlord”"
Verb
- 1 To lease real property; to act as a lessor. rare, transitive
"All kinds of "Dulishevskis" were "landlording" in Tisza's time, and have continued under the Communists."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The landlord told him to leave because he hadn't paid his rent."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "landlord"?
Common synonyms include: beneficiary, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, country gentleman, deedholder.
How do you use "landlord" in a sentence?
The landlord told him to leave because he hadn't paid his rent.
How do you pronounce "landlord"?
Pronounced /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/.
Etymology
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).