lendler

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Definitions

  • n. A landlord.

Example Sentences

  • “When you rented rooms from a lendler, you became his tenor. Singing had nothing to do with it.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • לענדלער lendler

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).

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