English Explanatory Dictionary

landlord

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person that leases real property; a lessor.
  2. The owner or manager of a public house.
  3. A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
verb
  1. To lease real property; to act as a lessor.

Pronunciation

/ˈlænd.lɔːd/ /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/ En-au-landlord.ogg

Word forms

landlord landlords landlording landlorded

Etymology

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

Synonyms

lessor lease provider leaser publican

Antonyms

tenant lessee

Related words

lessor rentier Rachmanism tenant

Derived words

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