landlord

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who rents out a room, house, or land to other people.

   The landlord agreed to fix the broken heater.

2. 2
   noun

   A man who owns or runs a pub.

   The landlord pulled a fresh pint behind the bar.

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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