Definitions for landlord
ˈlændˌlɔrdland·lord

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. landlord(noun)

   a landowner who leases to others

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Landlord(n.)

   The master of an inn or of any form of lodging house; as, the landlord collects the rents on the first of the month.

   Etymology: [See Land, and Lord.]

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. landlord(Noun)

   a person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.

2. landlord(Noun)

   the owner or manager of a public house

3. landlord(Noun)

   A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Landlord(noun)

   the lord of a manor, or of land; the owner of land or houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants

   Etymology: [See Land, and Lord.]

2. Landlord(noun)

   the master of an inn or of a lodging house

   Etymology: [See Land, and Lord.]

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1. Landlord

   A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, land or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant. When a juristic person is in this position, the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner. The term landlady may be used for female owners, and lessor applies to both genders.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'landlord' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3603

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'landlord' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4154

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'landlord' in Nouns Frequency: #1246

How to pronounce landlord?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of landlord in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of landlord in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of landlord in a Sentence

1. Lloyd Douglas:

   If a man harbors any sort of fear, it ... makes him landlord to a ghost.

2. Polly Adler:

   What it comes down to is this: the grocer, the butcher, the baker, the merchant, the landlord, the druggist, the liquor dealer, the policeman, the doctor, the city father and the politician—these are the people who make money out of prostitution.

3. Cornelius Freeman:

   When I came through the fence, my landlord was right there, on his knees, it just looked like he just — like all the skin had come off him.

4. Rob Aeschbach:

   For a rental property I'd estimate 2% of the home's value per year on maintenance. So for a $200,000 house, expect to pay $4,000 per year on ‘stuff’ that the landlord pays for. That could include irregular big ticket items like replacing a deck, carpet or water heater.

5. Vicki Hart:

   When I was not there, the landlord, they had access to the entirety of the facility. When I was there, I only had access to a room.

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