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Added 9 October 2026

landlord

/ˈlænd.lɔːd/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about landlord at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person that leases real property; a lessor.
The owner or manager of a public house.
A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.

verb

To lease real property; to act as a lessor.

Origin

From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).

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