landowner

noun

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

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This included prominent businessmen, landowners, poets, novelists, and local officials who were detested for abetting Japanese rule. Kornel Chang september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 The MooresviIle Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a longtime landowner’s request Monday night to build 107 homes, geared to ages 55 and older, on 55 of the acres her family farmed for generations. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025 The superb first nonfiction feature from Argentinian director Lucrecia Martel focuses on the killing of an Indigenous community leader by white landowners in northwest Argentina. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025 Gassett and Blevins based their research on interviews with landowners, game wardens, hunters, and prosecutors across eight states selected based on geographic variability, population density, land ownership patterns, and availability of big-game species. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landowner

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First Known Use

circa 1733, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Sep. 2025.

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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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