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

Synonyms

• lessor
• letter
• renter

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

Had there been much renovation work done in the past? Bender: About nine years ago, our landlord did a basic renovation. —Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025

Court records show, per WISN-TV, that Black Swan MKE owed its landlord over $95,000 in rent and other charges. —Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025

Experts have said rising vacancy levels had forced landlords to accept less in rent, but the fires wiped away thousands of homes, suddenly thrusting many people into the rental market. —Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025

The General Services Administration, which acts as a kind of landlord for the federal government, placed the Richard Bolling Federal Building on a list of properties designated for possible sale. —Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing landlord

• absentee landlord

Rhymes for landlord

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

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

Legal Definition

landlord

noun

land·​lord

: the owner of property (as houses, apartments, or land) that is leased or rented to another