landowner

noun

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

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But the project started construction anyway after the township settled a lawsuit brought by Related Digital, the developer, and the data center site’s landowners, Fortune reported. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 May 2026 The complex also included residential quarters, likely a villa for a wealthy landowner. Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026 About 250 people in Killingworth — the largest group to file a complaint with a fair rent commission in recent history — will get a one-year reprieve from increases after the town’s committee rejected their landowner’s rent adjustment plan. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Luigi Avantaggiato The uncle of Oxford’s Sotgiu is one of those landowners. IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for landowner

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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 13 May. 2026.

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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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