Definition
Property owners who rent or lease real estate to tenants in exchange for payment.
Etymology
From Middle English, combining 'land' (Old English 'land') and 'lord' (Old English 'hlaford' meaning 'bread keeper'). Originally referred to feudal lords who owned land, evolved to modern property rental context.
Kelly Says
The word 'lord' in landlord originally meant 'bread keeper' - highlighting how land ownership was directly tied to food security and survival in medieval times. This makes landlords literally 'keepers of the land's bread,' showing the deep connection between property and sustenance.
Translations
CACatalà
propietaris
proh-pee-eh-TAH-rees
CSČeština
pronajímatelé
proh-NAH-yee-mah-teh-leh
DADansk
ejendomsbesiddere
AY-en-dohms-beh-SEE-deh-reh
DEDeutsch
Vermieter
vair-MEE-ter
ELΕλληνικά
ενοικιαστές
eh-NEE-kee-ah-stehs
ESEspañol
arrendadores
ah-rehn-dah-DOH-rehs
FISuomi
vuokranantajat
VOO-krah-nahnt-ah-jah-t
FRFrançais
propriétaires
proh-pree-eh-TAYR
HAHA
masu gidan
mah-SOO GEE-dahn
HEעברית
בעלי הבית
BAH-alee ha-BAYT
HUMagyar
bérbeadók
BEHR-bay-dohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
tuan rumah
TOO-an ROO-mah
IGIG
ndị onye ụlọ
n-DEE oh-nyeh oo-loh
ITItaliano
proprietari
proh-pree-eh-TAH-ree
KKKK
жай иелері
zhay yeleri
KMKM
ម្ចាស់ផ្ទះ
mchahs pteah
MSBahasa Melayu
tuan rumah
TOO-an ROO-mah
MYမြန်မာ
အိမ်ရှင်များ
eim shin myarr
NLNederlands
verhuurders
vair-HOOR-der
NONorsk
eiendomsbesittere
AY-en-dohms-beh-SEE-teh-reh
PLPolski
właściciele
vlah-SHEE-chel
PTPortuguês
senhorios
seh-NOH-ree-oo
RORomână
proprietari
proh-pree-eh-TAH-ree
RUРусский
арендодатели
ah-reh-NOH-doh-dah-TEH-lee
SVSvenska
hyresvärdar
HYOO-rehs-vehr-dar
SWKiswahili
wamiliki
wah-MEE-lee-kee
TAதமிழ்
வீட்டு உரிமையாளர்கள்
veedu urimaiyaalkal
TEతెలుగు
భవన యజమానులు
bhavana yajamanulu
TLTL
mga may-ari ng lupa
MAH-yah-ree ng LOO-pah
TRTürkçe
ev sahipleri
ehv sah-ee-PEH-lee
UKУкраїнська
орендодавці
oh-reh-NOH-doh-vah-tsee
VITiếng Việt
chủ nhà
chuu nhaa
YOYO
awọn olù ilé
ah-wohn oh-LOO ee-leh
ZUZU
abanikazi
ah-bah-NEE-kah-zee