landlord
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landlord
- /ˈlænd.lɔːd/ UK
- /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).
noun landlords
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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 […]
Similar: lessor, lease provider, leaser · Opposite: tenant, lessee
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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.
Similar: publican
- A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided. the lurking presence of “The Landlord”
verb landlords · landlording · landlorded
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: landlady, lessor, rent, lessee, landowner, property, proprietorship, ownership, proprietor, owner, proprietary, lender, licensor, provider, boss, patron
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verb person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
| Español | arrendador, casero, terrateniente, propietario, patrono, patrón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 집주인 jipju'in, 주인 ju'in |
| 日本語 | 家主 yanushi, 地主 jinushi, 大家 ōya |
| 中文 | 房東 /房东 fángdōng, 東家 /东家 dōngjia, 地主 dìzhǔ |
| Português | senhorio, proprietário |
| Français | propriétaire |
| Deutsch | Vermieter, Hauswirt |
| Italiano | proprietario |
| Ελληνικά | σπιτονοικοκύρης spitonoikokýris |
| Română | gazdă |
| Русский | хозя́ин xozjáin, домовладе́лец domovladélec, арендода́тель arendodátelʹ, владе́лец vladélec, квартировладе́лец kvartirovladélec |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nhà, địa chủ |
| עברית | בַּעַל בַּיִת bá'al báyit |
verb owner or manager of a public house
| Français | patron |
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title = {landlord},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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