Landholder
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 a holder or proprietor of land wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From land + holder.
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