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- [land-lawrd]
- /ˈlændˌlɔrd/
- /ˈlænd.lɔːd/
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- [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
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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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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