🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

집주인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jipjuin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Landlord/ˈlænd.lɔːrd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"집주인은 계약이 만료된 후 임대료를 인상했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who owns and rents out land, buildings, or apartments.

    "The landlord raised the rent after the lease expired."
  2. 2

    A person who is in charge of a property and is responsible for its maintenance and management.

    "The landlord is responsible for fixing any issues in the apartment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'land' (ground, territory) combined with 'hlāford' (lord, master of a household), originally meaning a master or ruler of landed estate. Over centuries, the meaning shifted to specifically denote a person who rents out land, buildings, or apartments to tenants.

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