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landlord

/ˈlændlɔːrd/
land · lord
Plural:landlords
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Adjective:landlordly
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• noun

1

A person or organization that owns a building, apartment, or piece of land and leases or rents it out to tenants.

Example

"We contacted our landlord to arrange repairs for the leaking kitchen faucet."

2

British A person who owns or manages a public house, inn, or boarding house.

Example

"The landlord rang the bell to signal last orders at the village pub."

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• Nearby Words

landless
landline
landlocked
landlord
landlubber
landmark
landmass

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English landhlaford, a compound of land ('ground, estate') and hlaford ('lord, master', literally 'loaf-ward' or keeper of the bread). Originally denoting a feudal lord who owned land, the word shifted by the 15th century to mean one who leases property to tenants.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Landlord. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/landlord
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