Landlord
/ˈlændlɔːrd/
Definitions
A person who owns a building or land and rents it to another person or business.
/ˈlændlɔːrd/
A person who owns land or property and rents it to someone else.
My landlord is coming to inspect the apartment next week.
💡 Simply: Imagine you live in an apartment. Your landlord is the person who owns the apartment building and you pay them rent to live there. They're like the boss of the building!
👶 For kids: The grown-up who owns a house or apartment that you live in and who you pay money to.
More Examples
We need to contact the landlord about the leaky faucet.
The landlord increased the rent this year.
How It's Used
"The landlord is responsible for maintaining the property."
"The lease agreement outlines the rights and responsibilities of the landlord and tenant."
Idioms & expressions
landlord's lien
The legal right of a landlord to seize a tenant's property if the tenant fails to pay rent.
"The landlord asserted their landlord's lien after the tenant defaulted on rent."
From Middle English *lond* (land) + *lord* (master, ruler). The term historically referred to the owner of land, who then rents it out.
The term has existed for centuries, originally referring to feudal land ownership before transitioning to more modern rental properties.