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Owner vs Landlord - What's the difference?

owner | landlord |

As nouns the difference between owner and landlord

is that owner is one who owns (something) while landlord is a person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.

owner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who owns (something).
    • Are you the owner of this car?
  • captain of a ship

    • Synonyms

    * (one who owns) possessor, proprietor

    Derived terms

    * ownership

    Related terms

    * own

    landlord

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.
  • (chiefly, British) The owner or manager of a public house.
  • A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
  • * publisher's blurb for Stories from the Surf – The Lost Coast by [http://secure.realsurf.com/oscommerce/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=146]
    • 2004: the lurking presence of “The Landlord ”

    Synonyms

    * (person who rents something) lessor * (owner or manager of a public house) publican

    Related terms

    * landlady * tenant * lessor

    Derived terms

    * landlordism * landlordless