landlord

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English londlord, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land +‎ lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlænd.lɔːd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

landlord (plural landlords)

  1. A person that leases real property; a lessor.
    Synonyms: lessor, lease provider, (informal) leaser
    Antonyms: tenant, lessee
    Hyponyms: sublessor, underlessor, sublandlord, underlandlord, subletter, underletter, (informal) subleaser, underleaser
  2. (chiefly Britain) The owner or manager of a public house.
  3. (surfing, slang, with "the") A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
    • 2004, Drew Kampion, publisher's blurb for, Stories from the Surf – The Lost Coast[1]:
      the lurking presence of “The Landlord

Synonyms[edit]

  • (person who rents something): lessor
  • (owner or manager of a public house): publican

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