landowner

noun

land·​own·​er ˈland-ˌō-nər How to pronounce landowner (audio)
: an owner of land
landownership noun
landowning adjective or noun

Examples of landowner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the past decade, Sweeney has become one of the largest private landowners in North Carolina, buying up thousands of acres for conservation. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 The two massive landowners have representatives on at least three boards managing vast swaths of the groundwater basin. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024 All the structures in Section 14 were condemned by the city and the tribal landowners. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 The landowners would then enter into agreements with the office to divest their holdings within a year. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024 The state governments and thousands of private landowners that own the rest aren’t doing much better. Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024 Located in a good jurisdiction, with negligible environmental impact, infrastructure availability, friendly landowners, proximity to an international port and to major potential consumers are some of the qualities that will allow Gratomic to fast track this asset into a profitable operation. Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024 But Max Alonzo, a former USFS employee with the union representing federal workers, says nearby landowners that day were apparently upset about the fire happening and started causing trouble, taking to the road in their pickups. Kirk Siegler, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024 Olson confirmed that the city had served the landowner with two citations: one for marijuana growth and one for improper zoning. Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1733, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of landowner was circa 1733

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“Landowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landowner. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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landowner

noun
land·​own·​er ˈlan-ˌdō-nər How to pronounce landowner (audio)
: an owner of land
landowning adjective
landownership noun
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