landowner

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/ UK /ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/ See IPA manual

Freq #28030

Meanings

1

noun
a person or organization that owns land

The landowner agreed to preserve public access to the riverbank.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person or organization... landholderproperty ownerproprietor

Opposites

tenant renter

Word family

Forms landowners

Derived forms landownership

Related forms estate freehold property

Etymology

A compound of land + owner. It names a person or organization by the property held rather than by whether that land is occupied, farmed, or rented to someone else.

Topics

People & Society

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