landowner

noun

land·​own·​er ˈland-ˌō-nər 

: an owner of land

landownership

ˈland-ˌō-nər-ˌship 

noun

landowning

ˈland-ˌō-niŋ 

adjective or noun

Examples of landowner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The village’s Sikh landowners and Muslim tenant farmers have coexisted for generations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

The transactions targeted by the IRS involve groups of investors, not longtime individual landowners. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Texas is increasingly steamrolling over landowner rights in the quest for public water, Dalby said, and that could mean that data centers get in line ahead of ranchers when shortages or rationing worsen. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Rather than waiting for populations to collapse, Road to Recovery brings together scientists, governments, conservation organizations, landowners and local communities to form species working groups. — Nathan W. Cooper, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1733, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for landowner

• homeowner
• shipowner
• donor
• kroner
• kronor
• loner
• owner
• stoner
• toner

Kids Definition

landowner

noun

land·​own·​er ˈlan-ˌdō-nər 

: an owner of land

landowning

-niŋ 

adjective

landownership

ˈland-ˌō-nər-ˌship 

noun