landowner

noun

Definition of landownernext
as in landlord

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Recent Examples of landowner Mass death had made the old hierarchy newly fragile, and Parliament moved to restore it, with the laborer kept in his place and the landowner’s command protected. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 The decade-long fight — including the defeat of county efforts to keep the sand open to all, flip-flopping state laws and landowner lawsuits — has left beachgoers to navigate a confusing patchwork of beach access. — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Regionalism, and more specifically criollismo, tended to crop up in contexts where landowner rule had not been fundamentally challenged by the possibility of revolution. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Some might conclude my actions were scrutinized especially closely by a landowner with a score to settle. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landowner
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  1. landlord
  2. owner
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  • Tenants had been involved in a years long dispute with multiple landlords over unsafe living conditions.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Days had blurred together into a whirlwind of phone calls and emails to his landlord, city officials, family and insurance.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of landlord
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  • Its mobile years that followed were marked by friction with the platform owners, some of it self-inflicted.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Billy Jones, the late co-founder and owner of Baby’s All Right along with several other New York City nightlife staples, has a new street to his name.
    — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Landowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landowner. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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