landlord

Etymology

From Middle English londlord, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird.

noun

  1. A person that leases real property; a lessor.
  2. (chiefly Britain) The owner or manager of a public house.
  3. (surfing, slang, with "the") A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
    the lurking presence of “The Landlord” 2004, Drew Kampion, publisher's blurb for, Stories from the Surf – The Lost Coast

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