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
Some lucky guests have even bumped into the landlord during their stay.
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Billy Stockwell, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Buhler police conducted a warrantless search of a rental home after the landlord let an officer in.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Lowe paid the landlord Hampton’s back rent and arranged the purchase of the entire assembly for the museum.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Recently, however, some landlords in the area have been running move-in specials to keep occupancy rates up.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
In 2016, the company — then owned by billionaire political power broker George Argyros — was the fifth-largest landlord in Orange County.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
One of the hurdles for urban apartment dwellers is the potential for an operational cost shift: If the landlord had been paying for a central steam heating system, and the renter is now running a heat pump on their own unit’s electricity, their bills may increase.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024
Forcing landlords to pay slightly more to submit eviction notices, and guaranteeing legal counsel to tenants who receive them, could reduce both the number of filings and the number of removals.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
The order led days later to the city dropping its claims against the seller and landlord, and the criminal case being dropped.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
Billy Stockwell, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Buhler police conducted a warrantless search of a rental home after the landlord let an officer in.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Lowe paid the landlord Hampton’s back rent and arranged the purchase of the entire assembly for the museum.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Recently, however, some landlords in the area have been running move-in specials to keep occupancy rates up.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
In 2016, the company — then owned by billionaire political power broker George Argyros — was the fifth-largest landlord in Orange County.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
One of the hurdles for urban apartment dwellers is the potential for an operational cost shift: If the landlord had been paying for a central steam heating system, and the renter is now running a heat pump on their own unit’s electricity, their bills may increase.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024
Forcing landlords to pay slightly more to submit eviction notices, and guaranteeing legal counsel to tenants who receive them, could reduce both the number of filings and the number of removals.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
The order led days later to the city dropping its claims against the seller and landlord, and the criminal case being dropped.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlord. Accessed 19 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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