noun
- a person who owns and rents out land, a building, or an apartment to tenants
- a person who owns or runs a pub or inn
Usage: chiefly British
Examples
- The landlord raised the rent by fifty dollars this month.
- She called her landlord to report the broken heating system.
- As a landlord, he owns three apartment buildings downtown.
- The landlord requires a security deposit before you can move in.
- Our landlord is very responsive when we have maintenance issues.
- The friendly landlord at the pub served us excellent fish and chips.
- Many landlords prefer tenants with good credit scores.