as in landlord
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another lessors are free to charge as much as they want for a house

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Recent Examples of lessor Insurance companies argue that lessors should have done more to repossess the planes from Russia–and that the U.S. is in a de facto war with Russia, which would void some claims. Alan Murray, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 The airline is near a deal to replace some of those with at least three dozen Airbus A321 jets secured from aircraft lessors, Bloomberg has reported. Anthony Palazzo, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024 But building management and a lessor of office space there said AdStyle isn’t a tenant. Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 July 2023 The small fleet grounded four aircraft a year ago after missing rental payments, and the lessor is seeking $191 million in a contested legal battle. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for lessor 

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“Lessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessor. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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