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landlord en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/ (US)
  • /ˈlænd.lɔːd/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).

Meanings

  1. 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 I:
  2. (UK) The 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 102:
  3. (slang, with-definite-article) A 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
landlords Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

tenant · lessee

Coordinates

landlady

Deriveds

landlordless · social landlord · nonlandlord · landlordry · landlordish · landlord special · landchad · superior landlord · landlordism · landlordly · head landlord · Randlord · sub-landlord · landlording · landlordship · slumlord

Synonyms

leaser · lease provider · lessor · publican

landlord en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/ (US)
  • /ˈlænd.lɔːd/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).

Meanings

  1. (rare, transitive) To lease real property; to act as a lessor.
    • 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 45:
    • Middlemen 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 143:
    • I 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:
    • 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 239:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
landlorded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
landlorded Tense=Past lexicographic
landlords Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
landlording Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

Rachmanism · lessor · tenant · rentier

Translations (133)

nl kastelein (owner or manager of a public house) · my အိမ်ရှင် (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · tr mülk sahibi (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ru арендода́тель (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · tr ev sahibi (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · da gæstgiver (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · uz uy egasi (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · vi địa chủ (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · bg хазя́ин (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ja 地主 (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · lo ເຈົ້າທີ່ດິນ (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · sh станода́вац (owner or manager of a public house) · bo ས་བདག (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · sv hyresvärd (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · bg стопа́нин (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ota خانجی (owner or manager of a public house) · id tuan tanah (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ang landhlāford (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · uk домовла́сник (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fi vuokraisäntä (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ja 大家 (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · nb utleier (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fr patron (owner or manager of a public house) · sk prenajímateľ (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · he בַּעַל בַּיִת (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · bo ཁང་བདག (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · hy տանտեր (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · pl wynajmujący (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · lo ເຈົ້າຂອງເຮືອນ (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · sh stanodávac (owner or manager of a public house) · niv ызӈ (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ka მემამულე (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · pl właściciel (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · mt sidt (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · da kromand (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ary مول الدار (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ko 주인 (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · cy tafarnwr (owner or manager of a public house) · de Hauswirt (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · uk хазя́їн (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ca amo (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · cy landlord (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ga tábhairneoir (owner or manager of a public house) · hu háziúr (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · cmn 東家 /东家 (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · es casero (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · mt sid (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · be дамаўла́сьнiк (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · nl herbergier (owner or manager of a public house) · ka სახლის პატრონი (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · tg соҳибхона (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · sh stanodávac (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ckb مولکدار (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · et üürileandja (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · hu bérbeadó (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · mk станодавец (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · da krofatter (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · cs pronajímatel (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · el σπιτονοικοκύρης (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fur paron (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · it proprietario (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ckb مولکدار (owner or manager of a public house) · zza wayırê keyiwêrê mılki (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · is leigusali (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ky үй ээси (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · be дамаўла́снiк (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ru домовладе́лец (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · mi kairēti (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · lt šeimininkas (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · es propietario (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · es terrateniente (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · de Vermieter (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · sh станода́вац (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · es patrón (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · et majaomanik (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · pt proprietário (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · bg ханджи́я (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · am የቤት ጌታ (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ur مَالِکِ مَکَان (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fi vuokranantaja (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ko 집주인 (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · vi chủ nhà (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · th เจ้าของบ้าน (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fa-ira صاحِبْخونِه (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · th เจ้าของที่ดิน (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · eo termastro (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fo góðseigari (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · pl gospodarz (owner or manager of a public house) · ne घरपेदि (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · niv ыс (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · es arrendador (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · cmn 地主 (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fa-ira صاحِبْخانِه (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ro gazdă (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · cs hospodský (owner or manager of a public house) · pl najmodawca (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ja 家主 (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · az ev sahibi (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · cy tafarnwraig (owner or manager of a public house) · af verhuurder (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · pt senhorio (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fi talonomistaja (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · km ម្ចាស់ផ្ទះ (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ru хозя́ин (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · be гаспада́р (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · gu વીશીવાળો (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ga óstóir (owner or manager of a public house) · sl najemodajalec (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · nl kroegbaas (owner or manager of a public house) · bg хаза́ин (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · cmn 房東 /房东 (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · sq pronar (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · lez иеси (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · kk үй иесі (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · yue 地主 (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fi omistaja (owner or manager of a public house) · ab а́ԥшәма (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ga tiarna talún (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · gd uachdaran (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · es patrono (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · gd fear an taighe (owner or manager of a public house) · gd òstair (owner or manager of a public house) · ru владе́лец (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ckb خاوەن مولک (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · lv saimnieks (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · sco laird (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · da udlejer (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · fr propriétaire (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · et peremees (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ru квартировладе́лец (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ga tiarna talaimh (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · nl huisbaas (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) · ab аҩны зтәу (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo)