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landlord

land·lord
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [land-lawrd]
    • /ˈlændˌlɔrd/
    • /ˈlænd.lɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [land-lawrd]
    • /ˈlændˌlɔrd/

Definitions of landlord word

  • noun landlord a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others. 1
  • noun landlord a person who owns and leases land, buildings, etc. 1
  • noun landlord a person who owns or runs an inn, lodging house, etc. 1
  • noun landlord a landowner. 1
  • noun landlord A person, especially a man, who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant. 1
  • noun landlord building manager 1

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Origin of landlord

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English landhlāford. See land, lord

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Landlord

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

landlord popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

landlord usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for landlord

noun landlord

  • proprietor — the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
  • lessor — a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
  • squire — (in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
  • innkeeper — a person who owns or manages an inn or, sometimes, a hotel.
  • saw — a sententious saying; maxim; proverb: He could muster an old saw for every occasion.

Antonyms for landlord

noun landlord

  • boarder — A boarder is a pupil who lives at school during the term.
  • renter — a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
  • leaser — a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
  • tenant — a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.

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