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landowner

landowner

42 2.5
A person who has land, often a large area in the countryside
  • noun
  • /ˈlændˌoʊnər/
translation icon : propietario de tierras
  • The landowner decided to sell a portion of his property to developers.
  • large landowners
  • private landowners
  • property of landowners

Dude, the Catholic Church is the richest landowner in the world.

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Examples

  • The 115-square-mile zone is an innovative partnership between Maasai landowners and safari tour companies.

    Academic text (2011)
  • When I first knew that boy, his father was one of the biggest landowners, one of the biggest ranchers in this whole territory, Jesse.

  • In France, it's always the landowner who makes the wine.

  • So most land was owned by some landowner and the man was given a plot of land which he could work.

  • If it's private land, you should ask the the landowner for for permission like Ryan had here.

  • And that infant was claimed by a local landowner.

  • The Royal Family of Britain is the wealthiest landowner in the world.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Dude, the Catholic Church is the richest landowner in the world.

  • That is what it is to be an ancestral landowner.

  • A coalition of environmental groups opposed a local landowner who tried to develop his wetland property.

    Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

owner
vslandowner
1.0

A person who legally has something like a house or business

possesses rural land, usually larger estates rather than just any property
farmer
vslandowner
898 1.0

A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm

owns rural land but not necessarily farmed as primary job
rancher
vslandowner
  • US
88 2.7

A person who owns or looks after a ranch that has cattle and sheep

owns land but not necessarily used mainly for grazing animals
proprietor
vslandowner
39 4.8

A person who owns a business or building

owns rural land specifically, not just a business or general property
property owner
vslandowner
30 3.5

A person who owns land or a building and is responsible for its care

owns rural land often in larger amounts rather than general real estate
laird
vslandowner
  • UK
14 9.9

A person who owns a large area of land in Scotland

owns rural estates without implying regional title or social status
small farmer
vslandowner
9 2.0

A person who owns or works on a small farm to grow food

owns larger rural estates rather than small-scale farming plots
squire
vslandowner
  • Archaic
8 8.3

A man who owns land in the country and is important in the village

owns rural land but without implying gentle social rank or local authority
planter
vslandowner
7 6.4

A person who owns or manages a large farm often growing crops like cotton

owns rural land without focus on commercial crop production
plantation owner
vslandowner
4 3.9

A person who owns a large farm that grows crops like sugar or cotton

owns rural land but not specifically for commercial large crop production
freeholder
vslandowner
  • UK
4 8.5

A person who owns land or a building without a lease

owns land generally, often large rural holdings
landholder
vslandowner
2 4.1

A person who owns property like a farm or house

is used more for owners of large rural estates rather than any land possession
smallholder
vslandowner
  • UK
1 5.8

A person who farms a small piece of land, often with family help

owns large rural land rather than a small agricultural plot
crofter
vslandowner
  • UK
1 9.4

A person who works a very small farm often in Scotland or northern England

owns large rural land rather than a small regional farm
hacendado
vslandowner
9.9

A person who owns a large farm or estate

means owning large rural land generally but without regional cultural label
estanciero
vslandowner
9.9

A person who owns or manages a large South American ranch

owns rural land but does not imply South American regional role
ranchman
vslandowner
  • US
4.8

A person who owns or works on a ranch and cares for cattle and horses

owns rural land without implying active ranch work or male role

Antonyms

248 3.0

A person who rents a house or apartment from a landlord

How Large

landowner
42 2.5
smallholder
  • UK
1 5.8

Surface Forms

landowner singular
landowners plural

Morphology

landowner = land + owner (transparent) = land + owner

The meaning is a direct compound of common words 'land' + 'owner' and is immediately inferable.

Etymology

The word landowner is made of land and owner, where land means 'ground' or 'country' and owner means 'one who owns'. So a landowner is literally someone who owns land, often a person who has large amounts of land in the country.