land·ow·ner

[land-oh-ner]
noun
an owner or proprietor of land.

Origin:
1725–35; land + owner

land·own·er·ship, noun
land·own·ing, noun, adjective
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landowner (ˈlændˌəʊnə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who owns land
 
'landownership
 
n
 
'landowning
 
n, —adj

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landowner (ˈlændˌəʊnə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who owns land
 
'landownership
 
n
 
'landowning
 
n, —adj

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landowner definition

[ˈlændonɚ]
  1. n.
    a corpse; a dead person. (See also buy the farm.) : Now old Mr. Carlson was a landowner for real.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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His father was a professor and his mother the daughter of a landowning family.
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