as in owners
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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Noun
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Networking, as an all-encompassing concept, has often been the key to the successes of aspiring business owners worldwide.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Under the new process, property owners will still receive a notice when a violation occurs, but if the issue is not corrected within seven days, the Parks and Recreation Department will step in to mow or clean the property, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most of the sons and daughters of the proprietors who remained had little interest in continuing their parents’ line of work.—
M. Z. Adnan,
New Yorker,
23 Aug. 2025
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But beer culture in the city is also changing, the proprietors of the three establishments agree.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Possessors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessors. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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