Dictionary Definition
landowner n : a holder or proprietor of land
[syn: landholder,
property
owner]
User Contributed Dictionary
Translations
a person who owns land
- Croatian: zemljoposjednik , zemljovlasnik
- German: Grundbesitzer
Extensive Definition
Landowner or landholder is a holder of the
estate in
land with considerable rights of ownership or, simply put, an
owner of land.
In the old Europe a landholder was usually a
nobleman, see landed
nobility.
See also
landowner in German: Gutsbesitzer
landowner in Spanish: Terrateniente
landowner in Norwegian Nynorsk: Godseigar
landowner in Swedish:
Godsägare