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landlord

/ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/ noun B1
  1. A person that leases real property; a lessor.
  2. A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided. (slang)

Plural landlords

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“He is the best landlord, and the best master,” said she, “that ever lived.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 278 · B2
As a brother, a landlord, a master, she considered how many people’s happiness were in his guardianship!
Pride and Prejudice, p. 280 · B2
Our landlord was an intelligent man, and spoke excellent English, having served for three years as waiter at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 120 · B2
It bore the mark of the hotel which we had just left, and was addressed to me by the landlord.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 121 · B2

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