landlord
A person that leases real propertyA person that leases real property; a lessor.
» I used to be a landlord.
Meaning
3 sensesA person that leases real property; a lessor.
(UK)The owner or manager of a public house.
(slang, with definite article)A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
- a landowner who leases to others
Examples
104 sentencesI used to be a landlord.
Our landlord has lowered the rent.
Tom used to be my landlord.
Tom is happy his landlord lowered the rent.
The landlord says he wants to raise the rent.
ruВладелец говорит, что он хочет увеличить арендную плату.
deDer Hausbesitzer sagt, dass er die Miete erhöhen will.
Origin
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to landFrom Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).
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