landowner

noun

land·​own·​er ˈland-ˌō-nər How to pronounce landowner (audio)
Synonyms of landownernext
: an owner of land
landownership noun
landowning adjective or noun

Examples of landowner in a Sentence

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Bird populations across the world depend on scientists, land managers and landowners to make decisions based on the best available science and a vast team of community members collecting it. Joe Murphy, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026 In mobile home parks, tenants lease their spaces from the landowners but own the homes placed on the land. Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 The sycamore’s tendency to flourish in places where plenty of other trees would wither and die might have been the reason that John Clayton, a nineteenth-century landowner, planted one in a gap along Hadrian’s Wall. Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Separately, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty publicly threatened legal action against any potential uses of eminent domain for the project on behalf of local landowners and artists Tom and Mary Uttech. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landowner

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1733, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of landowner was circa 1733

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“Landowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landowner. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.

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landowner

noun
land·​own·​er ˈlan-ˌdō-nər How to pronounce landowner (audio)
: an owner of land
landowning adjective
landownership noun

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