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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

Examples of landowner in a Sentence

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In April 2024, the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a night hunting season for coyotes and bobcats, which is limited to private property and shotgun only with landowner permission. Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025 Citing guidance from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Florsheim argued the ordinary high water mark extends to the vegetation at the edge of a landowner's property. Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025 Born George Guy in Lettsworth, Louisiana, in 1936, Guy came of age in a sharecropping family that would give half of its proceeds to the landowners, spending his days picking cotton in brutal heat. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025 Under state law, landowners can legally kill a beaver without a permit or needing to report the kill if a beaver was causing damage. Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landowner

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 10 Dec. 2025.

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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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