English Dictionary

landlord

/ˈlænd.lɔːd/

noun

A person that leases real property; a lessor. / (chiefly Britain) The owner or manager of a public house. / (surfing, slang, with "the") A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.

The landlord is responsible for maintaining the property.

意味（1）

A person that leases real property; a lessor.

Brethren, brethren, it were better to haue this communitie,

Then to haue this difference in degrees:

The landlord his rent, the lawyer his fees.

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 […]

意味（2）

(chiefly Britain) The owner or manager of a public house.

意味（3）

(surfing, slang, with "the") A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.

2004: the lurking presence of “The Landlord”