landholder

[ land-hohl-der ]

/ ˈlændˌhoʊl dər /

a holder, owner, or occupant of land.

Origin of landholder

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at land, holder

land·hold·ing, adjective, noun

The lone trader or landholder unsupported by a partnership with law could not fabricate money.

History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I |Myers Gustavus
No man can make me a slaveholder or a landholder without or against my consent.

Slavery and the Constitution |William Ingersoll Bowditch
He'll go and cut his own nose off as a landholder, and never know.

Felix Holt, The Radical |George Eliot
An English landholder cries; Let us oppose the invasion of French corn.

Sophisms of the Protectionists |Frederic Bastiat

But let the landholder mark how the change has operated to produce his ruin.

Cottage Economy |William Cobbett