Noun
The lord of a manor, or of land; the owner of land or houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants.
The master of an inn or of a lodging house.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal. William S. Burroughs
Rent is the portion of the earth, which is paid to the landlord for the user of the original and indestructible powers of the soil. David Ricardo
Avarice and injustice are always shortsighted, and they did not foresee how much this regulation must obstruct improvement, and thereby hurt in the long-run the real interest of the landlord. Adam Smith
It is not easy to steal where the landlord is a thief. Irish Proverb
Whether it was the tenant who seduced the landlord's wife, or the landlord who seduced the tenant's wife, it is the tenant who would leave the house. Ibo Proverb
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you fight with your neighbour. It makes you shoot at your landlord – and it makes you miss him. Irish Proverb