Meanings
nounlandlord (plural landlords)
plural landlords
- A person that leases real property; a lessor.
Brethren, brethren, it were better to haue this communitie, Then to haue this difference in degrees: The landlord his rent, the lawyer his fees. So quickly the poore mans ſubſtance is ſpent […]
1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act ISynonyms: lessor, lease provider, leaser · Antonyms: tenant, lessee
- UKThe owner or manager of a public house.
When asked to explain why he became a landlord, he told the Archbishop of York it was so he could close the pub on Sundays, and suppress the profane language and singing that came through the bar windows.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 102Synonyms: publican
- slangwith definite articlehobbiesA shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
the lurking presence of “The Landlord”
2004, Drew Kampion, publisher's blurb for, Stories from the Surf – The Lost Coast
verblandlord (third-person singular simple present landlords, present participle landlording, simple past and past participle landlorded)
present singular third person landlords · participle present landlording · participle past landlorded · past landlorded
- raretransitiveTo lease real property; to act as a lessor.
cannot admit realization of realities without admitting a changed view of the world she landlords.
1955, Milton Ralph Stern, The Theme and Craft of Herman Melville, The Fine Hammered Steel, page 2394 more examples
All kinds of "Dulishevskis" were "landlording" in Tisza's time, and have continued under the Communists.
1920, Russian Liberation Committee, The New Russia, Volume 12, page 45Middlemen had fairly steady relationships with Meridian; the same people were landlording houses in all the places where Meridian was assembling land: West St Jamestown, Homewood and Suffolk, Dundas and Sherbourne, George Street.
1972, John Sewell, Up Against City Hall, page 143I can recall many pubs in Gosport which were 'landlorded' by retired Navy personnel and which featured ephemera such as Recruiting Posters, uplifting propoganda.
2007 March 12, Brian Sharrock, “Searching for I.D. re historic poster”, in sci.military.naval (Usenet)He floated through these streets scattered with rubbish, beggars, and thieves as if he landlorded the entire city, owning not only the buildings and the stores but the people themselves.
2013, Michael K. Reynolds, Flight of the Earls, An Heirs of Ireland Novel, page 190
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person that leases real property; a lessor.
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nounThe owner or manager of a public house.
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Origin
- Old Englishlandhlāford
- Middle Englishlondlord
- Englishlandlord
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans verhuurder
- verhuurderperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Bulgarian хазя́ин, ханджи́я
- хазя́ин (hazjáin)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- ханджи́я (handžíja)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- хаза́ин (hazáin)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- стопа́нин (stopánin)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Catalan amo
- amoperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Chinese Cantonese 地主
- 地主 (dei⁶ zyu²)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Chinese Mandarin 房東 /房东, 東家 /东家
- 房東 /房东 (fángdōng)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- 東家 /东家 (dōngjia)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- 地主 (dìzhǔ)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Czech pronajímatel, hospodský
- pronajímatelperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- hospodskýowner or manager of a public house
Danish kromand, krofatter
- kromandperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- krofatterperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- gæstgiverperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- udlejerperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Dutch huisbaas, herbergier
- huisbaasperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- herbergierowner or manager of a public house
- kasteleinowner or manager of a public house
- kroegbaasowner or manager of a public house
Esperanto termastro
- termastroperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Estonian üürileandja, peremees
- üürileandjaperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- peremeesperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- majaomanikperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Finnish vuokranantaja, vuokraisäntä
- vuokranantajaperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- vuokraisäntäperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- talonomistajaperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- omistajaowner or manager of a public house
French propriétaire, patron
- propriétaireperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- patronowner or manager of a public house
German Vermieter, Hauswirt
- Vermieterperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- Hauswirtperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Greek σπιτονοικοκύρης
- σπιτονοικοκύρης (spitonoikokýris)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Hebrew בַּעַל בַּיִת
- בַּעַל בַּיִת (bá'al báyit)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Hungarian háziúr, bérbeadó
- háziúrperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- bérbeadóperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Icelandic leigusali
- leigusaliperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Indonesian tuan tanah
- tuan tanahperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Irish tiarna talún, tiarna talaimh
- tiarna talúnperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- tiarna talaimhperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- tábhairneoirowner or manager of a public house
- óstóirowner or manager of a public house
Italian proprietario
- proprietarioperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Japanese 家主, 地主
- 家主 (yanushi)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- 地主 (jinushi)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- 大家 (ōya)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Korean 집주인, 주인
- 집주인 (jipju'in)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- 주인 (ju'in)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Latvian saimnieks
- saimnieksperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Lithuanian šeimininkas
- šeimininkasperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Māori kairēti
- kairētiperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Norwegian Bokmål utleier
- utleierperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Polish najmodawca, właściciel
- najmodawcaperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- właścicielperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- wynajmującyperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- gospodarzowner or manager of a public house
Portuguese senhorio, proprietário
- senhorioperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- proprietárioperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Romanian gazdă
- gazdăperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Russian хозя́ин, домовладе́лец
- хозя́ин (xozjáin)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- домовладе́лец (domovladélec)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- арендода́тель (arendodátelʹ)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- владе́лец (vladélec)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- квартировладе́лец (kvartirovladélec)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Scottish Gaelic uachdaran, fear an taighe
- uachdaranperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- fear an taigheowner or manager of a public house
- òstairowner or manager of a public house
Slovak prenajímateľ
- prenajímateľperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Spanish arrendador, casero
- arrendadorperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- caseroperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- terratenienteperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- propietarioperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- patronoperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- patrónperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Swedish hyresvärd
- hyresvärdperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Thai เจ้าของบ้าน, เจ้าของที่ดิน
- เจ้าของบ้าน (jâo-kɔ̌ɔng-bâan)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- เจ้าของที่ดิน (jâo-kɔ̌ɔng-tîi-din)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Turkish ev sahibi, mülk sahibi
- ev sahibiperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- mülk sahibiperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Ukrainian хазя́їн, домовла́сник
- хазя́їн (xazjájin)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- домовла́сник (domovlásnyk)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Urdu مَالِکِ مَکَان
- مَالِکِ مَکَان (mālik-i makān)person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Vietnamese chủ nhà, địa chủ
- chủ nhàperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- địa chủperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Welsh landlord, tafarnwr
- landlordperson who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- tafarnwrowner or manager of a public house
- tafarnwraigowner or manager of a public house
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APA
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