landowner

noun

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

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Building on the bank The Unified Government is among the county’s largest landowners, and the majority of the properties in its land bank were once homes. Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 The innocent landowners outlined in the bills are defined as those who have pollution on their property due to no fault of their own. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025 The landowner, who happened to be an avid collector of Native American artifacts, retrieved the skull and promptly reported the find to Chief Deputy Dan Becker on June 2, 2025. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025 If the land had been irrigated for crop production for less than five years before an AMA designation, landowners would lose their right to use water for farming. Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 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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