landowner

noun

Definition of landownernext
as in landlord

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Recent Examples of landowner Stream-access proponents took a similar approach in 2010, after a landowner on the Taylor River strung cables from bank to bank to keep a rafting company from floating down. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026 One of the historical laws Hawaii pointed to was an 1865 Louisiana statute, adopted after the Civil War, to prevent anyone from carrying a gun onto a plantation without the landowner’s permission. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Cinematographer Byron Garth bought water rights from another landowner through COID a decade ago to irrigate part of the property. — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 Pipelines fund landowner trusts. — Warren Wimmer, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for landowner
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  1. landlord
  2. owner
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  • The largest landlord, Progress Residential, has the least of the larger players, just 143 for sale.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Rusu knows this, as does her landlord, which is why her rent is so low.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
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  • After the new regulations were announced, some popular AI chatbots – such as TikTok owner Bytedance’s Doubao, and Alibaba’s Qwen – rolled back customization features even for adult users.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The petition says the property has been in violation of city code for over five years and the owner has received several citations for various issues including roof disrepair, unattended vegetation growth, trash and graffiti.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
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“Landowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landowner. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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