Synonyms for
Landowners
Definition
Landowners are people who own land.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- large landowners
- wealthy landowners
- landowners' rights
- local landowners
- landowners' association
- small landowners
- absentee landowners
Word family
Usage note
Refers to individuals or entities who possess significant tracts of land. Can sometimes carry connotations of wealth or influence.
Example sentences
- The landowners were happy to see their crops growing.
- The landowners decided to build a fence around their land.
- The landowners were upset when they found out someone was hunting on their property.
- The landowners sold their land to a developer for a lot of money.
- The landowners had to pay property taxes on their land.
Quotes
'The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.' - John F. Kennedy
'Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.' - Samuel Johnson
'The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life.' - Arthur Keith