Meanings
plural possessors · alternative possesser · alternative possessour
- agentAgent noun of possess; one who possesses
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When students fear that their peers will report them, they are less likely to display their guns; when students are reluctant to display them, guns become less valuable for conveying information about attitudes and intentions. In addition, the perception that onlookers are willing to sell out possessors counteracts the inference that possessors enjoy high status among their peers.
1998, Dan M. Kahan, Tracey L. Meares, “Law and (Norms of) Order in the Inner City)”, in Law and Society, number 32, page 825Synonyms: haver, holder, owner, proprietary, proprietor · Antonyms: possessum
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek κτήτωρ
- κτήτωρ (ktḗtōr)One who possesses
Arabic صَاحِب, صَاحِبَة
- صَاحِب (ṣāḥib)One who possesses
- صَاحِبَة (ṣāḥiba)One who possesses
- ذُو (ḏū)One who possesses
- ذَات (ḏāt)One who possesses
- حَائِز (ḥāʔiz)One who possesses
- مَالِك (mālik)One who possesses
Bulgarian притежател, со́бственик
- притежател (pritežatel)One who possesses
- со́бственик (sóbstvenik)One who possesses
Chinese Mandarin 所有人, 持有人
- 所有人 (suǒyǒurén)One who possesses
- 持有人 (chíyǒurén)One who possesses
Czech vlastník, majitel
- vlastníkOne who possesses
- majitelOne who possesses
Dutch bezitter
- bezitterOne who possesses
Finnish haltija
- haltijaOne who possesses
French possesseur, possessrice
- possesseurOne who possesses
- possessriceOne who possesses
German Besitzer, Inhaber
- BesitzerOne who possesses
- InhaberOne who possesses
Hindi धारक
- धारक (dhārak)One who possesses
Hungarian birtokos
- birtokosOne who possesses
Indonesian pemilik
- pemilikOne who possesses
Japanese 所有者
- 所有者 (shoyūsha)One who possesses
Korean 소유주, 점유자
- 소유주 (soyuju)One who possesses
- 점유자 (jeomyuja)One who possesses
Latin possessor
- possessorOne who possesses
Polish posiadacz, posiadaczka
- posiadaczOne who possesses
- posiadaczkaOne who possesses
- właścicielOne who possesses
- właścicielkaOne who possesses
Portuguese possuidor, possessor
- possuidorOne who possesses
- possessorOne who possesses
Russian владе́лец, владе́лица
- владе́лец (vladélec)One who possesses
- владе́лица (vladélica)One who possesses
- облада́тель (obladátelʹ)One who possesses
- облада́тельница (obladátelʹnica)One who possesses
Spanish posesor, poseedor
- posesorOne who possesses
- poseedorOne who possesses
Turkish iye, elmen
- iyeOne who possesses
- elmenOne who possesses
- sahipOne who possesses
- malikOne who possesses
Welsh meddiannydd
- meddiannyddOne who possesses
Cite this entry
possessor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessor
“possessor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “possessor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessor.
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