landlord

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈlænd.lɔːd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/

Noun

landlord (plural landlords)

1. A person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.
2. (chiefly, British) 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.
   • publisher's blurb for Stories from the Surf – The Lost Coast by Drew Kampion [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025052557/http://secure.realsurf.com/oscommerce/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=146]

     2004: the lurking presence of “The Landlord”

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• landlady
• tenant
• lessor

Translations

• French: propriétaire
• German: Vermieter, Hauswirt
• Italian: proprietario
• Portuguese: senhorio
• Russian: (квартиры, дома) хозя́ин
• Spanish: arrendador, casero

Translations

• French: patron

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