landholder

/ˈlæn(d)ˌhoʊldər/
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Other forms: landholders

Definitions of landholder
  1. noun
    a holder or proprietor of land
    synonyms: landowner, property owner, proprietor
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    abutter
    the owner of contiguous property
    franklin
    a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
    freeholder
    the owner of a freehold
    laird
    a landowner
    landlord
    a landowner who leases to others
    squire
    an English country landowner
    landlady
    a landlord who is a woman
    yeoman
    a free man who cultivates his own land
    type of:
    holder
    a person who holds something
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