possessor

noun

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 The most recent possessor of the objects reached out to the FBI after looking into the artifacts’ suspicious provenance. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for possessor
  1. owner
  2. proprietor
Noun
  • The owners have made a point of reminding employees that the recognition belongs to them as much as anyone else.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Instead, Ytech is planning a round-the-clock butler service, with staff trained by the British Butler Institute to help manage household requests, prepare residences ahead of owners’ arrivals, and coordinate private events.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of owner
Noun
  • Did nobody inform Courtney that Gizelle is already the proprietor of the Word on the Street?
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • George has flown from upstate New York to the back kitchen of Bagel Barn, a New-York-style bagel shop, to help proprietor Terry Perusini perfect the art of bagel-making.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of proprietor

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“Possessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessor. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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