Meanings
nounsublessor (plural sublessors)
plural sublessors · alternative sub-lessor
- lawA tenant (or lessee) that grants a sublease; one who sublets.
The sublessor insisted on being there.
2009 January 18, Joyce Cohen, “Run Away and Join the City”, in New York TimesSynonyms: underlessor, sublandlord, underlandlord, subletter, underletter, subleaser, underleaser, head tenant · Antonyms: subtenant, undertenant, sublessee, underlessee
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tenant (or lessee) that grants a sublease; one who sublets.
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Englishlessor
- Englishsublessor
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 轉租人 /转租人, 二房東 /二房东
- 轉租人 /转租人one who sublets
- 二房東 /二房东 (èrfángdōng)one who sublets
Danish fremlejer
- fremlejerone who sublets
Dutch onderverhuurder
- onderverhuurderone who sublets
Finnish alivuokranantaja
- alivuokranantajaone who sublets
Cite this entry
APA
sublessor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublessor
MLA
“sublessor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublessor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sublessor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublessor.
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