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POSSESSOR

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Dictionary entry overview: What does possessor mean?

• POSSESSOR (noun)
The noun POSSESSOR has 1 sense:

1. a person who owns something

Familiarity information: POSSESSOR used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POSSESSOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person who owns something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

possessor; owner

Context examples:

they are searching for the owner of the car / who is the owner of that friendly smile?

Hypernyms ("possessor" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "possessor"):

homeowner; householder (someone who owns a home)

landholder; landowner; property owner (a holder or proprietor of land)

part-owner (a person who owns something in common with others)

saver (someone who saves (especially money))

shipowner (someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship)

slave owner; slaveholder; slaver (someone who owns slaves)

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