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lessor

[les-awr, le-sawr] / ˈlɛs ɔr, lɛˈsɔr /
NOUN
landlord
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NOUN
granter of lease
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STRONG
leaser renter
WEAK


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Goff said the company is returning the planes to its lessor, which she declined to identify.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

There are individual owners of flats, then a residential management company, and then the landlord - or head lessor - above them.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

But on Thursday, Davis said that the lessor had pulled out of the deal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Insurers for the contractor and machine lessor, Synagro-WWT, paid the settlement funds.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

A lessor may grant the lease for any term less than his own interest.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)