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

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There is nothing in them that a landowner shouldn’t want. Joshua Stein, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Chandler began to resemble a proper community after those landowners came to town, but still had only three wooden buildings: a townsite office, a dining hall and the Morrison Grocery store. Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024 Outside of the state recreation area, California is not a significant landowner in the area. Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 Ten tags total will be given out for the first season, seven of which will go to the private landowners that allowed for this to happen on their land. Jacob Mathews | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024 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 14 Jan. 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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