landlord
noun
land·lord
ˈland-ˌlȯrd 
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
Examples of landlord in a Sentence
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
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Her efforts paid off when their landlord returned the full deposit.
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His landlord discovered the grisly scene on April 8.
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Her efforts paid off when their landlord returned the full deposit.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
His landlord discovered the grisly scene on April 8.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Inside the conflict brewing in a rural Colorado county over where to store dead bodies
After a Loveland woman died, her landlord charged $5,000 for breaking the lease.
—Jesse Bedayn, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for landlord
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlord. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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landlord
noun
land·lord
-ˌ(d)lȯ(ə)rd
1
: the owner of land or houses that is rented to another
2
: a person who runs an inn or rooming house
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