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landholder

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land·hold·er  (lndhldr)
n.
One that owns land.
landholding n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.landholderlandholder - a holder or proprietor of land      
landowner, property owner
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
holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"
laird - a landowner
landlord - a landowner who leases to others
squire - an English country landowner
Translations
landholder [ˈlændˌhəʊldəʳ] N → terrateniente mf


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Every landholder will therefore have a common interest to keep the taxes on land as low as possible; and common interest may always be reckoned upon as the surest bond of sympathy.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Behind his seat was hung a scarlet cloth cloak lined with fur, and a cap of the same materials richly embroidered, which completed the dress of the opulent landholder when he chose to go forth.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
Casaubon made a dignified though somewhat sad audience; bowed in the right place, and avoided looking at anything documentary as far as possible, without showing disregard or impatience; mindful that this desultoriness was associated with the institutions of the country, and that the man who took him on this severe mental scamper was not only an amiable host, but a landholder and custos rotulorum.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
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