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lessor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈlɛsɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɛsə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛsə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: L EH1 S ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law, property

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: landlord, lease provider, leaser

Antonyms: lessee, tenant

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who grants a lease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lease giver

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: owner, proprietor

History

Etymology

From Middle English lessour, from Anglo-Norman lessour.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: наемодател (naemodatel) — owner of property that is leased
  • Dutch: verhuurder — owner of property that is leased
  • Finnish: vuokranantaja — owner of property that is leased
  • French: bailleur — owner of property that is leased
  • German: Vermieter — owner of property that is leased
  • German: Leasinggeber — owner of property that is leased
  • Hungarian: bérbeadó — owner of property that is leased
  • Korean: 임대인 (imdaein) — owner of property that is leased
  • Latin: locātor — owner of property that is leased
  • Māori: kaituku rīhi — owner of property that is leased
  • Māori: kairēti — owner of property that is leased
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utleier — owner of property that is leased
  • Polish: arendarz — owner of property that is leased
  • Polish: arendarka — owner of property that is leased
  • Portuguese: arrendador — owner of property that is leased
  • Russian: арендода́тель (arendodátelʹ) — owner of property that is leased
  • Spanish: arrendador — owner of property that is leased
  • Swedish: utarrenderare — owner of property that is leased
  • Swedish: hyresvärd — owner of property that is leased
  • Swedish: uthyrare — owner of property that is leased