landowner

noun

land·​own·​er ˈland-ˌō-nər How to pronounce landowner (audio)
: an owner of land
landownership noun
landowning adjective or noun

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Rozwadowski said the county will be reaching out to landowners to discuss the situation. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025 The law also includes a judicial process that gives landowners an opportunity to challenge seizures. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 16 May 2025 But in others cases, the waste-haulers have the landowners’ permission to dump — but are disposing waste that should be going to landfills equipped to handle household and industrial waste, lawsuits claim. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 However, for the last few decades, private landowners have been hindering the city’s goal to create a hiking trail that would extend out from an existing city park into the falls. Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landowner

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First Known Use

circa 1733, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of landowner was circa 1733

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“Landowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landowner. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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landowner

noun
land·​own·​er ˈlan-ˌdō-nər How to pronounce landowner (audio)
: an owner of land
landowning adjective
landownership noun

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