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
Recent Examples on the Web
Peery, who is Black, briefly ended up behind bars after a Miami landlord evicted him when he got laid off during the Great Recession in 2008.
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Now, with rumors swirling that the Coyotes could again find themselves in a new area next season, this time in Salt Lake City, their former landlords shared mixed reactions.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
State officials want to stop it March 27, 2024
The purchase, which could be finalized as soon as next month, would accelerate the foundation’s rapid growth as a landlord for the formerly homeless.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The day after the dispensary was padlocked for the last time, Ms. Brewer’s office received a cold call from a landlord in her district.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The name of the group came from what their landlord scribbled on their mailbox: Hall & Oates.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
These renters, however, will still have to get permission from their landlord to host on Airbnb (Airbnb has no involvement in individual lease agreements between property owners and tenants).
—Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
But there’s a landlord in Atlanta, Georgia, who is working to change this—one affordable community at a time.
—Heather L. Whitley, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
For several years, Privat has threatened to decamp from Narbonne, saying that his public landlords don’t maintain the facilities properly.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Now, with rumors swirling that the Coyotes could again find themselves in a new area next season, this time in Salt Lake City, their former landlords shared mixed reactions.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
State officials want to stop it March 27, 2024
The purchase, which could be finalized as soon as next month, would accelerate the foundation’s rapid growth as a landlord for the formerly homeless.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The day after the dispensary was padlocked for the last time, Ms. Brewer’s office received a cold call from a landlord in her district.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The name of the group came from what their landlord scribbled on their mailbox: Hall & Oates.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
These renters, however, will still have to get permission from their landlord to host on Airbnb (Airbnb has no involvement in individual lease agreements between property owners and tenants).
—Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
But there’s a landlord in Atlanta, Georgia, who is working to change this—one affordable community at a time.
—Heather L. Whitley, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
For several years, Privat has threatened to decamp from Narbonne, saying that his public landlords don’t maintain the facilities properly.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlord. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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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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