Definition of landowner
: an owner of land
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The situation is compounded in the eradication zone, because the goal is so daunting and because landowner opposition to the DNR efforts is so widespread.
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The men who declared American independence 241 years ago today were largely landowners and merchants, already well established in society.
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Landowners can claim that classification as long as some agricultural product is produced.
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This is known as Current Use taxation and almost always ensures that the landowner pays way below land's fair market value, which is usually how other properties are assessed.
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Doyon is the regional Native corporation for the Interior and Alaska's largest private landowner.
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For instance, if a remote camera trap captures a photograph of a jaguar on a landowner's property, Yaguará pays the resident.
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Following the 2006 law, building the fence required the Justice Department to open hundreds of cases against landowners.
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The secretive group's base has caused concerns among nearby landowners in western South Dakota.
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First Known Use of landowner
circa 1733
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: a person who owns land
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