Landlady
noun
A woman who owns a house, apartment, or other place and rents it to people.
My landlady is very caring, she always ensures that the apartments are well maintained.
Often appears as...
- my landlady
- talk to the landlady
noun
The lady of the house in a place providing lodging, especially in a pub or inn.
The landlady at the pub made all the guests feel very welcome.
Often appears as...
- the pub landlady
- landlady's smile
noun
A woman who owns a house, apartment, or other place and rents it to people.
My landlady is very caring, she always ensures that the apartments are well maintained.
Often appears as...
- my landlady
- talk to the landlady
noun
The lady of the house in a place providing lodging, especially in a pub or inn.
The landlady at the pub made all the guests feel very welcome.
Often appears as...
- the pub landlady
- landlady's smile
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Landlady is used only for women, while landlord is for men.
My landlady, Ms. Smith, collects the rent every month.
Pro Tip 2/3Rental Context
Use 'landlady' when referring to a woman who you pay rent to for living in her property.
I'll ask the landlady if we can have a dog in our apartment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Present
A landlady doesn't necessarily live at the property she rents out.
Though we rarely see her, our landlady is always reachable by phone.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Landlady is used only for women, while landlord is for men.
My landlady, Ms. Smith, collects the rent every month.
Pro Tip 2/3Rental Context
Use 'landlady' when referring to a woman who you pay rent to for living in her property.
I'll ask the landlady if we can have a dog in our apartment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Present
A landlady doesn't necessarily live at the property she rents out.
Though we rarely see her, our landlady is always reachable by phone.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Landlady is used only for women, while landlord is for men.
My landlady, Ms. Smith, collects the rent every month.
Pro Tip 2/3Rental Context
Use 'landlady' when referring to a woman who you pay rent to for living in her property.
I'll ask the landlady if we can have a dog in our apartment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Present
A landlady doesn't necessarily live at the property she rents out.
Though we rarely see her, our landlady is always reachable by phone.
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Quote examples
Karl Philipp Moritz
German Author
My landlady, who is only a tailor's widow, reads her Milton; and tells me, that her late husband first fell in love with her on this very account: because she read Milton with such proper emphasis.
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Stephen Leacock
Canadian Economist
The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure, which cannot be described, but which is equal to anything.
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Lee Mack
English Comedian
I was 38 when 'Not Going Out' began, and I was playing a 34-year-old who had a thing about his landlady.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.
Quote examples
Karl Philipp Moritz
German Author
My landlady, who is only a tailor's widow, reads her Milton; and tells me, that her late husband first fell in love with her on this very account: because she read Milton with such proper emphasis.
Quote examples
Stephen Leacock
Canadian Economist
The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure, which cannot be described, but which is equal to anything.
Quote examples
Lee Mack
English Comedian
I was 38 when 'Not Going Out' began, and I was playing a 34-year-old who had a thing about his landlady.
Quote examples
Albert Camus
French Philosopher
To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.
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