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landowner

American  
[land-oh-ner] / ˈlændˌoʊ nər /

noun

  1. an owner own or proprietor of land.

landowner British  
/ ˈlændˌəʊnə /

noun

  1. a person who owns land

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Other Word Forms

  • landownership noun
  • landowning noun

Etymology

Origin of landowner

First recorded in 1725–35; land + owner

Example Sentences

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Weyerhaeuser, America’s largest private landowner, launched a venture to turn runty trees and sawdust from its mills into a replacement for metallurgical coal used in steel making.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gavin Lane, president of the Country Land and Business Association, which represents rural businesses and landowners, welcomed the review and said it was now time for "urgent action".

From BBC

The company, a large landowner in the Permian Basin, aims to leverage its acreage for AI compute infrastructure.

From Barron's

The system has its origins in the Middle Ages, when rich landowners granted tenants the right to work an area of land.

From BBC

They did so because they recognized that strict prohibitions could backfire, leading landowners to destroy milkweed, a plant that monarchs need to survive.

From The Wall Street Journal

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