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landlord

[ land-lawrd ]

noun

  1. a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
  2. a person who owns and leases land, buildings, etc.
  3. a person who owns or runs an inn, lodging house, etc.
  4. a landowner.


landlord

/ ˈæԻˌɔː /

noun

  1. a man who owns and leases property
  2. a man who owns or runs a lodging house, pub, etc
  3. archaic.
    the lord of an estate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Իlǰl adjective
  • Իlǰr noun
  • Իlǰȴ󾱱 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of landlord1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English Իڴǰ. See land, lord
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An Illinois landlord who fatally stabbed a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy and severely wounded his mother has been sentenced to 53 years in prison.

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When the Eaton fire destroyed the house she called home for nearly 17 years, she received a proposal from the landlord.

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More than 2 million people have found refuge in precious rent-stabilized apartments, where they depend on the mercy of the city’s Rent Guidelines Board to block landlords from raising prices.

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“We meet people when they have lost a family member who was the sole provider. We meet people as they are receiving verbal eviction warnings from their landlord.”

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Tenants hunting for office space in the Los Angeles area are in the driver’s seat as vacancies plague many landlords trying to fill their buildings with people.

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