Meaning & use
landholders
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“landholders” is a form of “landholder”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
nounplural
People who own or legally hold land, especially large areas of it.
Grammar: Plural countable noun; the singular is landholder. Use it with a plural verb: landholders pay tax.
Patterns
- landholders in something
- large landholders
- a group of landholders
The new law gives landholders more control over how their fields are used.
Several landholders in the valley agreed to share the cost of repairing the road.
Historically, a few wealthy landholders owned most of the farmland in the region.
Word forms
| singular | landholder |
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Common combinations
- large landholders
- Large landholders were the first to benefit from the tax change.
- local landholders
- Local landholders met to discuss the proposed reservoir.
- private landholders
- Private landholders must allow access to the footpath.
- a group of landholders
- A group of landholders signed a joint agreement.
Synonyms and how they differ
- landowners
- Landowners is the everyday word for people who own land; landholders is more formal and can include those who hold land without owning it outright.
- proprietors
- Proprietors means owners of property or businesses and sounds more legal and old-fashioned than landholders.
Opposites
Word family
- landholding noun
- An area of land that someone owns or holds.
- landholdings noun
- Several pieces of land owned by the same person or family.
Commonly confused: landholders or householders?
landholders vs householders
Householders are people who own or rent the home they live in, not people who hold farmland or estates.
Practice
Which sentence uses the plural correctly?
Choose one answer.
Landholders is plural, so it takes a plural verb: 'are responsible'. The singular forms 'is', 'was' and 'has' would fit only the singular landholder.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “landholders”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.