landlord

Word parts

land + lord

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈlænd.lɔːd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈlænd.lɔrd/

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Noun

Singular landlord

Plural landlords

1. (countable) A landlord is a person that owns living space and rents it to people (called tenants).
   • Synonyms: manager and owner

   For an extra thirty dollars a month the landlord rented him the two upstairs rooms, a toilet in the middle of one, as a one-bedroom apartment.

   Landlords generally do not live in the same community as their tenants.

Related words

• land
• lord
• landlady