possessor

Definition of possessornext
as in owner
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership she was the possessor of several acres of land in the country

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Recent Examples of possessor Tasty-morsel entrepreneurship stands in here for a modern kind of Protestant work ethic, but gets sprinkled with the sense that cuteness, like beauty for older women, is a commodity in itself that the possessor can exploit to their own advantage. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • Tee Pee Drive-In, also near Tulsa, has been lovingly restored by new owners, who added a chrome concession truck serving foot-long corn dogs and strawberry-blonde cocktails.
    Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Chevy contract was given to a prominent Republican donor, Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports in North Carolina.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The face behind the counter at Westenhofer Hardware has changed since its beloved proprietor, Mike Westenhofer, passed away in 2024.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Zidler, in the 2001 Baz Luhrman movie about a composer falling in love with a cabaret star in Belle Époque Paris, was Harold Zidler, the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge, and played by Jim Broadbent.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Possessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessor. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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