Landlord
11landlord — [land′lôrd΄] n. [ME londelorde < OE landhlaford: see LAND & LORD] 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 …
12landlord — A property owner who rents property to a tenant. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * landlord land‧lord [ˈlændlɔːd ǁ lɔːrd] noun [countable] PROPERTY a person or organization that owns land or buildings: • The newspaper is negotiating with its… …
13landlord — As the novels of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries make clear, the usual way of calling for mine host’s attention when arriving at an inn was to shout ‘Landlord!’ Modern publicans still accept this term as one of their professional… …
14landlord — [[t]læ̱ndlɔː(r)d[/t]] landlords 1) N COUNT Someone s landlord is the man who allows them to live or work in a building which he owns, in return for rent. His landlord doubled the rent. 2) N COUNT The landlord of a pub is the man who owns or runs… …
15landlord — noun 1 sb who lets a house/room ADJECTIVE ▪ private ▪ local (esp. AmE) ▪ unscrupulous (esp. BrE) ▪ absentee ▪ The house has an absentee landlord, who v …
16Landlord — A real estate owner who rents or leases land or a building to another party, known as a tenant. The landlord will often provide the necessary maintenance or repairs during the rental period, while the tenant is responsible for the cleanliness and …
17landlord — noun /ˈlænd.lɔːd,ˈlænd.lɔɹd/ a) a person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo. 2004: the lurking presence of “The Landlord” b) the owner or manager of a public house …
18landlord — n. an absentee; slum landlord * * * [ lændlɔːd] slum landlord an absentee …
19landlord */*/ — UK [ˈlæn(d)ˌlɔː(r)d] / US [ˈlændˌlɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms landlord : singular landlord plural landlords 1) a man who owns a house, flat, or room that people can rent 2) British a man who owns or manages a pub or a small hotel • See:… …
20landlord — He of whom lands or tenements are holden. The owner of an estate in land, or a rental property, who has leased it to another person, called the tenant. Also called lessor. Landlord and tenant relationship. A phrase used to denote the familiar… …
