landholder
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈlændˌhoʊldər/
:
propietario de tierras
- Many landholders in the region gathered to discuss the impact of new zoning laws.
- large landholders
- small landholders
- absentee landholders
Examples
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Most new landholders, at least initially, were politically well-connected and wealthy, not landless poor.
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In more remote areas, if the landholders choose to live on their land at all, they usually do so seasonally.
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So in the colonies where you have a lot, a much larger number of landholders, you have a much wider franchise than in England.
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In this system, legislation creates new property rights for private landholders who conserve biodiversity values on their land.
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In May 1845, the powerful Catholic landholder and ex-convict Edward Ryan was elected to his local district council.
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A rough estimate is that less than 10 percent of the island's landholders live on their land (Calcutta 2005).
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Another emerging strategy for Tierra del Fuegan landholders involves cooperatives.
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The properties of the minority landholders—the full-time residents—tend to be close to a major town.
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The landholder decided to build a new house on the property she inherited.
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As a prominent landholder, he has significant influence over local farming practices.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who legally has something like a house or business
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2.5
A person who owns the house or apartment where they live
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2.5
A person who has land, often a large area in the countryside
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4.8
A person who owns a business or building
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2.1
A woman who owns a house or rooms and rents them to people
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3.5
A person who owns land or a building and is responsible for its care
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5.2
A person who owns something
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8.5
A person who owns land or a building without a lease
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5.8
A person who farms a small piece of land, often with family help
A person or organization that legally owns property such as a house
A person the law allows to own or keep something
A person who lives in a home they bought
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Morphology
Etymology
The word landholder is two parts: land meaning 'ground' or 'property' and holder from 'to hold' meaning 'a person who keeps or owns something'. So a landholder is a person who 'holds' or owns land, like a 'cup holder' holds a cup.