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landlord definition

land·lord (-lôrd′)

noun

  1. a person, esp. a man, who rents or leases land, houses, etc. to others
  2. a man who keeps a rooming house, inn, etc.

Etymology: ME londelorde < OE landhlaford: see land & lord

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landlord Synonyms

landlord

n.

landowner, lessor, proprietor, innkeeper; see owner.


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landlord Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • accredit: Schemes that accredit landlords usually require them to submit all of their properties within the boundaries of the scheme for approval.

Converse of subject

  • incur: The costs deducted are expressly limited to those reasonably incurred by the landlord as a result of the breach.

Adjective modifier

  • registered: Equity loans to help key workers buy a home on the open market or a new property built by a registered social landlord.

Modifies a noun

  • covenant: Therefore, the fact that the landlord covenants to provide services for a service charge is irrelevant.

Noun used with modifier

  • absentee: God, if he existed at all, was an absentee landlord.

Possessives

  • consent: Rent the property to a third party without the landlord's consent.
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landlord quotes

I inhabit a weak, frail, decayed tenement; battered by the winds and broken in on by the storms, and, from all I can learn, the landlord does not intend to repair.

-Adams,John Quincy

As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keepsthem invery good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it [the church] besides himself; for if by chance he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it, he stands up, and looks about him; and if he sees anybody else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servant to them.

-Addison,Joseph

The interest of the landlord is always opposed to the interests of every other class in the community.

-Ricardo, David

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