noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈlænd.lɔːd/
US:/ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A person that leases real property; a lessor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lessor, lease provider, leaser
Antonyms: tenant, lessee
2
noun
Meaning 2
The owner or manager of a public house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: publican
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, with-definite-article
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To lease real property; to act as a lessor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a landowner who leases to others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).
Across languages
Translations
133 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
а́ԥшәма
(ápŝwma)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Abkhaz:
аҩны зтәу
(ajwnə ztwʼu)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Afrikaans:
verhuurder
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Albanian:
pronar
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Amharic:
የቤት ጌታ
(yäbet geta)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Arabic:
مول الدار
(mūl ed-dār)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Armenian:
տանտեր
(tanter)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Azerbaijani:
ev sahibi
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Belarusian:
гаспада́р
(haspadár)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Belarusian:
дамаўла́снiк
(damawlásnik)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Belarusian:
дамаўла́сьнiк
(damawlásʹnik)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Bulgarian:
хазя́ин
(hazjáin)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Bulgarian:
ханджи́я
(handžíja)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Bulgarian:
хаза́ин
(hazáin)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Bulgarian:
стопа́нин
(stopánin)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Burmese:
အိမ်ရှင်
(imhrang)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Catalan:
amo
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Chinese Cantonese:
地主
(dei6 zyu2)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Chinese Mandarin:
房東 /房东
(fángdōng)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Chinese Mandarin:
東家 /东家
(dōngjia)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Chinese Mandarin:
地主
(dìzhǔ)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Czech:
pronajímatel
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Danish:
kromand
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Danish:
krofatter
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Danish:
gæstgiver
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Danish:
udlejer
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Dutch:
huisbaas
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Esperanto:
termastro
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Estonian:
üürileandja
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Estonian:
peremees
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Estonian:
majaomanik
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Faroese:
góðseigari
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Finnish:
vuokranantaja
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Finnish:
vuokraisäntä
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Finnish:
talonomistaja
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
French:
propriétaire
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Friulian:
paron
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Georgian:
მემამულე
(memamule)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Georgian:
სახლის პატრონი
(saxlis ṗaṭroni)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
German:
Vermieter
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
German:
Hauswirt
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Greek:
σπιτονοικοκύρης
(spitonoikokýris)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Gujarati:
વીશીવાળો
(vīśīvāḷo)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Hebrew:
בַּעַל בַּיִת
(bá'al báyit)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Hungarian:
háziúr
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Hungarian:
bérbeadó
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Icelandic:
leigusali
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Indonesian:
tuan tanah
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Irish:
tiarna talún
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Irish:
tiarna talaimh
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Italian:
proprietario
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Japanese:
家主
(yanushi)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Japanese:
地主
(jinushi)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Japanese:
大家
(ōya)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Kazakh:
үй иесі
(üi iesı)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Khmer:
ម្ចាស់ផ្ទះ
(mcah phtĕəh)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Korean:
집주인
(jipju'in)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Korean:
주인
(ju'in)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Central Kurdish:
مولکدار
(mulkdar)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Central Kurdish:
خاوەن مولک
(xawen mulk)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Kyrgyz:
үй ээси
(üy eesi)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Lao:
ເຈົ້າທີ່ດິນ
(chao thī din)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Lao:
ເຈົ້າຂອງເຮືອນ
(chao khǭng hư̄an)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Latvian:
saimnieks
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Lezgi:
иеси
(iesi)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Lithuanian:
šeimininkas
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Macedonian:
станодавец
(stanodavec)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Maltese:
sid
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Maltese:
sidt
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Māori:
kairēti
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Nepali:
घरपेदि
(gharapedi)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Nivkh:
ыс
(əs)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Nivkh:
ызӈ
(əzŋ)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Norwegian Bokmål:
utleier
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Old English:
landhlāford
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Iranian Persian:
صاحِبْخانِه
(sâhebxâne)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Iranian Persian:
صاحِبْخونِه
(sâhebxune)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Polish:
najmodawca
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Polish:
właściciel
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Polish:
wynajmujący
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Portuguese:
senhorio
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Portuguese:
proprietário
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Romanian:
gazdă
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Russian:
хозя́ин
(xozjáin)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Russian:
домовладе́лец
(domovladélec)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Russian:
арендода́тель
(arendodátelʹ)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Russian:
владе́лец
(vladélec)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Russian:
квартировладе́лец
(kvartirovladélec)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Scots:
laird
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Scottish Gaelic:
uachdaran
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Serbo-Croatian:
станода́вац
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Serbo-Croatian:
stanodávac
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Slovak:
prenajímateľ
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Slovene:
najemodajalec
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Spanish:
arrendador
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Spanish:
casero
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Spanish:
terrateniente
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Spanish:
propietario
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Spanish:
patrono
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Spanish:
patrón
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Swedish:
hyresvärd
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Tajik:
соҳибхона
(sohibxona)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Thai:
เจ้าของบ้าน
(jâo-kɔ̌ɔng-bâan)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Thai:
เจ้าของที่ดิน
(jâo-kɔ̌ɔng-tîi-din)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Tibetan:
ཁང་བདག
(khang bdag)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Tibetan:
ས་བདག
(sa bdag)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Turkish:
ev sahibi
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Turkish:
mülk sahibi
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Ukrainian:
хазя́їн
(xazjájin)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Ukrainian:
домовла́сник
(domovlásnyk)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Urdu:
مَالِکِ مَکَان
(mālik-i makān)
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Uzbek:
uy egasi
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Vietnamese:
chủ nhà
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Vietnamese:
địa chủ
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Welsh:
landlord
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Zazaki:
wayırê keyiwêrê mılki
— person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
Czech:
hospodský
— owner or manager of a public house
Dutch:
herbergier
— owner or manager of a public house
Dutch:
kastelein
— owner or manager of a public house
Dutch:
kroegbaas
— owner or manager of a public house
Finnish:
omistaja
— owner or manager of a public house
French:
patron
— owner or manager of a public house
Irish:
tábhairneoir
— owner or manager of a public house
Irish:
óstóir
— owner or manager of a public house
Central Kurdish:
مولکدار
(mulkdar)
— owner or manager of a public house
Polish:
gospodarz
— owner or manager of a public house
Scottish Gaelic:
fear an taighe
— owner or manager of a public house
Scottish Gaelic:
òstair
— owner or manager of a public house
Serbo-Croatian:
станода́вац
— owner or manager of a public house
Serbo-Croatian:
stanodávac
— owner or manager of a public house
Ottoman Turkish:
خانجی
(hancı)
— owner or manager of a public house
Welsh:
tafarnwr
— owner or manager of a public house
Welsh:
tafarnwraig
— owner or manager of a public house