Meanings
nounlandholder (plural landholders)
plural landholders · alternative dated land-holder
- A person who owns land.
India's agrarian system is based on large wealthy landholders and unlanded peasants, formerly of the lower caste, who are alienated from the current economic structure.
2011, Jonathan White, Terrorism and Homeland SecuritySynonyms: landowner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who owns land.
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Translations
Finnish maanomistaja
- maanomistajaperson who owns land
Polish właściciel ziemski, właścicielka ziemska
- właściciel ziemskiperson who owns land
- właścicielka ziemskaperson who owns land
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APA
landholder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landholder
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“landholder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landholder. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “landholder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landholder.
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