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单词 landlords
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landlord

noun

land·​lord ˈland-ˌlȯrd How to pronounce landlord (audio)
1
: the owner of property (such as land, houses, or apartments) that is leased or rented to another
2
: the master of an inn or lodging house : innkeeper

Synonyms

  • lessor
  • letter
  • renter
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Example Sentences

agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month a weekend workshop that is intended to disabuse would-be landlords of a bed-and breakfast that the job is one long vacation
Recent Examples on the Web The Bears’ bid to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights is driven by the team’s goal to be its own landlord and have total control of the building to generate more revenue. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Most friends—non-Jews—disappeared from Otto’s life; his landlord now insisted that the family find other quarters; Margot had to sit apart from her classmates. Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 This prevents overexfoliation and the only thing worse than overexfoliation: needing to call your landlord because your body scrub clogged the shower drain again. Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022 Cara, interviewed in the midst of the global economic downturn in 2009, sees through her landlord’s ploys to drive longtime tenants from their Washington Heights apartment building in favor of higher-paying newcomers. Charmaine Wilkerson, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022 The restaurant was unable to negotiate a new contract with their landlord before the lease ended that summer. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 Plans the academy had to someday buy the property from its landlord, the Glover family, began to fall apart. Roger Vincentstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2022 Nothing sends a shudder down the spine like an email from your landlord or letting agent. Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2022 Restrepo, who used to work at HomeGoods, remembers hiding from her landlord, months behind on her rent. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

landlord

noun

land·​lord ˈland-ˌlȯrd How to pronounce landlord (audio)
1
: a person who owns land or houses and rents them to other people
2
: a person who runs an inn or rooming house

Legal Definition

landlord

noun

land·​lord
: the owner of property (as houses, apartments, or land) that is leased or rented to another

landlords

noun

plural of landlord
1
as in proprietors
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • proprietors
  • lessors
  • landowners
  • renters
  • letters
  • landladies
  • landholders
  • slumlords
  • lairds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tenants
  • lessees
  • lodgers
  • roomers
2
as in taverners
the owner or manager of an inn a weekend workshop that is intended to disabuse would-be landlords of a bed-and breakfast that the job is one long vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • taverners
  • innkeepers
  • patrons
  • bonifaces
  • hoteliers
  • padrones
  • hostelers
  • hostellers
  • hotelmen
  • padroni
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