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Beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, it is likely to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor.
Anne Bronte

Meaning of "possessor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POSSESSOR

possessor  [pəˈzɛsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSSESSOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Possessor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POSSESSOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of possessor in the English dictionary

The definition of possessor in the dictionary is an owner; person who possesses.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSSESSOR


aggressor
əˈɡrɛsə
assessor
əˈsɛsə
cesser
ˈsɛsə
compressor
kəmˈprɛsə
decompressor
ˌdiːkəmˈprɛsə
dispossessor
ˌdɪspəˈzɛsə
dresser
ˈdrɛsə
hairdresser
ˈhɛəˌdrɛsə
lesser
ˈlɛsə
microprocessor
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈprəʊsɛsə
Odessa
əʊˈdɛsə
predecessor
ˈpriːdɪˌsɛsə
presser
ˈprɛsə
processor
ˈprəʊsɛsə
professor
prəˈfɛsə
repossessor
ˌriːpəˈzɛsə
successor
səkˈsɛsə
suppressor
səˈprɛsə
TESSA
ˈtɛsə
vanessa
vəˈnɛsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSSESSOR

possess
possessable
possessed
possessedly
possessedness
possession
possession order
possessional
possessionary
possessionate
possessionless
possessions
possessive
possessive adjective
possessive pronoun
possessively
possessiveness
possessorship
possessory
posset

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSSESSOR

antecessor
assistant professor
associate professor
axial-flow compressor
college professor
confessor
Edward the Confessor
food processor
full professor
lessor
multiprocessor
nutty professor
oppressor
preprocessor
repressor
scissor
stressor
tongue depressor
transgressor
visiting professor
word processor

Synonyms and antonyms of possessor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «possessor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSSESSOR

Find out the translation of possessor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of possessor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «possessor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

养着
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poseedor
570 millions of speakers

English

possessor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वामी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مالك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обладатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

possuidor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধিষ্ঠাতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

possesseur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemiliknya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Besitzer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

所有者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소유자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sing nduweni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người sở hửu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடையவராகிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मालक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mal sahibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

possessore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

posiadaczem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

володар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

posesor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νομέας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Skepper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besittare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

besitteren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of possessor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSSESSOR»

The term «possessor» is regularly used and occupies the 72.633 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POSSESSOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about possessor

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9 QUOTES WITH «POSSESSOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word possessor.
1
Christian Nestell Bovee
In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.
2
Anne Bronte
Beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, it is likely to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor.
3
Giordano Bruno
See how fortune deludes us, and that which we put carefully into her hands, she either breaks or lets it fall from her hands, or causes it to be removed by the violence of another, or suffocates and poisons, or taints with suspicion, fear and jealousy to the great hurt and ruin of the possessor.
4
Andrew Carnegie
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
5
Isaac D'Israeli
Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor.
6
William Pitt
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
7
Terence
Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.
8
Orson F. Whitney
Poetry is that sentiment of the soul, or faculty of the mind, which enables its possessor to appreciate and realize the heights and depths of human experience. It is the power to feel pleasure or suffer pain in all its exquisiteness and intensity.
9
Ravi Zacharias
Truth that is not undergirded by love makes the truth obnoxious and the possessor of it repulsive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSSESSOR»

Discover the use of possessor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to possessor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Possessor and the Possessed: Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, ...
This book explores the concept of artistic genius and how it came to be symbolized by three great composers of the modern era: Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Peter Kivy, 2001
2
The Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures
albeit to a lesser extent—when the APiCS values are reduced to match WALS: predominantly possessor—initial 33, predomin— antly possessor—final 36, no dominant order 8. This is somewhat against the trend among the world's languages: ...
Susanne Maria Michaelis, Philippe Maurer, Martin Haspelmath, 2013
3
Nominal Phrases from a Scandinavian Perspective
In my view, there is no absolute ban on spelling out n or D when a possessor has raised through Spec-«P to Spec-DP, regardless of what features are made visible by these elements. The grammar may choose to do so, even if it appears to be ...
Marit Julien, 2005
4
Austria, Estonia, Italy, Slovenia
the possessor is substantial.155 Anyone acting like an owner or believing to be the owner, notwithstanding whether or not he is actually the owner, is a proprietary possessor. Thus, also a thief is a proprietary possessor.156 The distinctions ...
Wolfgang Faber, Brigitta Lurger, 2008
5
The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
Abraham called God “the possessor of heaven and earth”! We should not think lightly of this title. This means that because of Abraham's stand for the Lord, heaven became the Lord's, and the earth became the Lord's. God was no longer the ...
Watchman Nee, 1996
6
Acquisition and Loss of Ownership of Goods
Under SLOVENIAN law the bad faith possessor has a right to claim reimbursement of necessary expenses that would also have burdened the rightful owner if the owner had had possession (SPZ art. 96(4)). The possessor is also entitled to ...
Wolfgang Faber, Brigitta Lurger, 2011
7
Essentials of Practical Real Estate Law
For example, adverse possessor Bill enters into possession of the property, keeps it for seven years, and then sells it to adverse possessor Mary. Adverse possessor Mary, in a state that requires twenty years of adverse possession, could tack ...
Daniel F. Hinkel, 2007
8
A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin
Possessor. The dative of the possessor is used to make a statement concerning ownership or possession. In this construction, the thing possessed is in the nominative case, the possessor in the dative case, and the verb used is sum 'to be.
John F. Collins, 1985
9
The Function of Function Words and Functional Categories
Possessor. licensing,. definiteness. and. case. in. Scandinavian*. Marit. Julien. In Scandinavian, there is considerable variation in the surface syntax of constructions with DP-internal possessors. I propose in this paper that all the different ...
Marcel den Dikken, Christina Tortora, 2005
10
Morphologie: Ein Internationales Handbuch Zur Flexion und ...
Dabei geht es jedoch zumeist um syntaktische Phänomene wie z.B. die Beziehung zwischen Possession und Dativ (externe Possession; s. Payne & Barshi 1999, eds.). In vielen Sprachen wird der Possessor als direktes oder indirektes Objekt ...
G. E. Booij, Christian Lehmann, Joachim Mugdan, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSSESSOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term possessor is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Review Of 30 Summer Beers, All Of Which I Consumed Last Night
Tyler, now the sole living possessor of rock-hard abs in the room, poured five shots of Jack. I threw them back, one after another, until I ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Why Trust God?
We are talking of the Elohim-the Creator and Possessor of heaven and earth. If a president makes you are a promise, you are very likely to ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
What's On: Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club
Mike Newall is one of the UK's most consistently reliable comedy storytellers and proud possessor of a breezy, casual style that's the envy of ... «Southport Visiter, Jul 15»
4
Top 8 X-Men Villains
More than one person has become a possessor of the Phoenix Force, but none more famously than Jean Grey. At first things were okay, but ... «411mania.com, Jul 15»
5
Hitler's urinal tile on display at OU's Kennedy Museum
“You are now the possessor – proud, I hope – of a piece of Hitler's urinal,” Cronkite wrote to Ryan. “…It seems appropriate that this memento of ... «Athens NEWS, Jul 15»
6
Bill & Ted's Alex Winter starts production on Frank Zappa documentary
... Winter has started in on his latest project, a retrospective of the life and career of rock legend and expert mustache possessor Frank Zappa. «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
7
Motocross: Ryan Dungey Wins Wet Washougal
Barcia has caught the former sole possessor of second (Roczen). Roczen and Barcia are tied in points with Baggett holding on to a distant ... «Cycle News, Jul 15»
8
GBM's tribal sentiments bad
We have no authority to talk about his wealth which he brags about but we feel money does not give its possessor any right to insult anyone. «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Sorry, the United Kingdom Does Not Owe India Reparations
Virtually every possessor of the diamond seized it from its previous owner. The diamond was found in the 12th or 13th centuries in the territories ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
10
Summer Fiction
Ally Hughes: harried academic, struggling single mom. Jake Bean: handsome student, possessor of a perfect penis. In a fit of rebellion and lust, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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