lessor

less·or
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US/ˈlɛsəɹ/UK/ˈlɛsə/

noun

The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

Similar
landlordlease providerleaserlease giver
Opposite
lesseetenant
OriginMiddle English lessour ← Anglo-Norman lessour →
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Meanings

nounlessor (plural lessors)

plural lessors · alternative obsolete lessour

  1. lawThe owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

    Synonyms: landlord, lease provider, leaser · Antonyms: lessee, tenant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

Similar
landlordlease providerleaser
Opposite
lesseetenant

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who grants a lease

Similar
lease giver
Broader
ownerproprietor
Also see
landlordrenter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanlessour
  2. Middle Englishlessour
  3. Englishlessor

From Middle English lessour, from Anglo-Norman lessour.

More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman

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Translations

Bulgarian наемодател
  • наемодател (naemodatel)owner of property that is leased
Dutch verhuurder
  • verhuurderowner of property that is leased
Finnish vuokranantaja
  • vuokranantajaowner of property that is leased
French bailleur
  • bailleurowner of property that is leased
German Vermieter, Leasinggeber
  • Vermieterowner of property that is leased
  • Leasinggeberowner of property that is leased
Hungarian bérbeadó
  • bérbeadóowner of property that is leased
Korean 임대인
  • 임대인 (imdaein)owner of property that is leased
Latin locātor
  • locātorowner of property that is leased
Māori kaituku rīhi, kairēti
  • kaituku rīhiowner of property that is leased
  • kairētiowner of property that is leased
Norwegian Bokmål utleier
  • utleierowner of property that is leased
Polish arendarz, arendarka
  • arendarzowner of property that is leased
  • arendarkaowner of property that is leased
Portuguese arrendador
  • arrendadorowner of property that is leased
Russian арендода́тель
  • арендода́тель (arendodátelʹ)owner of property that is leased
Spanish arrendador
  • arrendadorowner of property that is leased
Swahili mkodishaji
  • mkodishajiowner of property that is leased
Swedish utarrenderare, hyresvärd
  • utarrenderareowner of property that is leased
  • hyresvärdowner of property that is leased
  • uthyrareowner of property that is leased

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lessor

lessercompressordresserrepressorconfessorpressordepressoryessirnecessar
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Anagrams

rosselLosserSelsor
Cite this entry
APA

lessor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lessor

MLA

“lessor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lessor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lessor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lessor.

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