landholder

American  

[land-hohl-der] / ˈlændˌhoʊl dər /

noun

1. a holder, owner, or occupant of land.

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Other Word Forms

• landholding adjective

Etymology

Origin of landholder

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; land, holder

Example Sentences

When they finished in May, major downtown landholders had successfully argued for big breaks from Kaegi’s figures.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government says that the waqf boards are among India’s largest landholders.

From BBC

Maybe some private landholders could drastically increase fees, but the church did not want to lose followers that way.

From Science Daily

But while the Carters were considerable landholders, the Smiths were poor, and Rosalynn’s father died in 1940, leaving her to help raise her siblings.

From Seattle Times

They also claimed it would provide legal certainty for landholders.

From Seattle Times