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Meanings of landlord in English

A person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.

Usage of landlord in English
1
The landlord, the lessee; the lessee, the sub-lessee; the sub-lessee, the lodger.
The Bride of Dreams
2
Tenants seeking a home must therefore make top-up payments to the landlord.
The Irish Times
3
Here the landlord entered; and the Sicilian handed him over the money.
The Ghost-Seer; or the Apparitionist; and Sport of Destiny
4
However her family, fiance and even her landlord have refuted the allegations.
News.com.au
5
The landlord turned towards the passage and saw Wogan in the doorway.
Clementina
6
QUESTION: My landlord is trying to scam me into fixing his property.
News.com.au
7
He decided to text his landlord to see if they would help.
Radio NZ
8
The landlord almost tumbled in; he was armed with a big blunderbuss.
Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates
9
The landlord was willing to continue paying the 10 percent management fee.
Radio NZ
10
In time, the driver returned with the landlord and the armed policeman.
Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
11
This place is the Golden Sun; the landlord has told us so.
The Resources of Quinola: A Comedy in a Prologue and Five Acts
12
We were initially quite concerned when we returned and phoned the landlord.
The Irish Times
13
I want you to speak to the landlord to let me stay.
The Godfather
14
The good woman smiling, wished me success; and so did the landlord.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5
15
It was merely that the landlord mentioned it to me yesterday evening.
The Woman in Black
16
The landlord came in at the moment with a basket of peats.
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
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