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Word entry · 8 letters

landlord

Best crossword clue

"Property owner"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈlænd.lɔːd/Part of speech nounSorted addllnorStarts with LEnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Owner who rents land or property to others.

Word origin

From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).

Used in a sentence

  • Brethren, brethren, it were better to haue this communitie, Then to haue this difference in degrees: The landlord his rent, the lawyer his fees. So quickly the poore mans ſubſtance is ſpent […]
  • When asked to explain why he became a landlord, he told the Archbishop of York it was so he could close the pub on Sundays, and suppress the profane language and singing that came through the bar windows.
  • the lurking presence of “The Landlord”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Property owner8 letters
02Property renter8 letters

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