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 Aided by legislation that rewards landowners for increasing the biodiversity of the Welsh uplands, his group has been planting trees — more than 300,000 at this point, including that rowan. Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024 By 1878, Mason had become a wealthy landowner, eventually selling some of her properties for as much as 10 times their original price. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024 Campion helmed this adaptation of the novel of the same name by Thomas Savage, the story of a vicious landowner (Benedict Cumberbatch) who torments the new wife (Kirsten Dunst) of his brother (Jesse Plemons). Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 June 2024 The biggest opponent and nearest neighbor of the property is Robert Patricelli, a large landowner and former president of Cigna’s health care group who co-chaired a special commission in 2018 seeking solutions for financial problems in state government. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for landowner 

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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 Jul. 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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