landlords

noun

plural of landlord
1
as in proprietors
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month

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2
as in taverners
the owner or manager of an inn a weekend workshop that is intended to disabuse would-be landlords of a bed-and breakfast that the job is one long vacation

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Recent Examples of landlords But landlords didn’t just attend user groups and happy hours to learn and swap information. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 About 20 years ago, Hazleton passed the controversial Illegal Immigration Relief Act, which withheld permits from businesses employing undocumented immigrants and fined landlords who rented to them. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 Aims of the program include providing housing vouchers to residents in need, connecting people with services, transportation support and working with landlords. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 Property owners, landlords, community associations and property managers should periodically inspect irrigation systems to identify problems. — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Southside United Housing Development Fund, known as Los Sures, was founded in 1972 as tenants organized to save buildings abandoned by landlords. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 It’s named after India’s zamindars, the feudal landlords who held power as aristocrats for centuries. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026 For most renters, landlords are responsible for all significant maintenance. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 The rest belong mostly to rental companies, investment funds, and landlords with multiple properties. — Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlords
  1. proprietors
  2. innkeepers
  3. lessors
  4. letters
  5. renters
Noun
  • History tells us that promises by news proprietors to preserve their properties’ independence from their own partisan ideological predilections are typically honored in the breach.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Sole proprietors, partners, and LLC members are generally exempt themselves, though construction businesses are typically required to carry coverage even with very few employees.
    — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of proprietors
Noun
  • Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
  • The state has asked Lake and Porter counties to adopt a 1% food and beverage tax and for Lake County to pass a 5% innkeepers tax.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of innkeepers
Noun
  • Several vehicle rental companies and car lessors were also ticketed.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Before he was removed and Britton-Harr returned, Hopes estimated that between lessors, members, trade vendors, and sports team partnerships, there could be $50 million in liabilities.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Definition of lessors
Noun
  • The letters warns that legal action may follow if the state does not meet the 48-hour deadline to review the list.
    — SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Her boyfriend Tom Arnold becomes a writer/producer and complains that someone there stole his love letters and sold out his steamy relationship with Roseanne to the National Enquirer.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of letters
Noun
  • Jackson supports expanding the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps certain homeowners and renters with energy costs.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And in a seller’s market, many renters simply don’t have the option to vote with their feet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of renters

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“Landlords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlords. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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