possessor
nounUK [pʰəˈzɛsə(ɹ)]
Etymology From possess + -or.
1
Agent Agent noun of possess; one who possesses
- When students fear that their peers will report them, they are less likely to display their guns; when students are reluctant to display them, guns become less valuable for conveying information about attitudes and intentions. In addition, the perception that onlookers are willing to sell out possessors counteracts the inference that possessors enjoy high status among their peers.1998, Dan M. Kahan, Tracey L. Meares, “Law and (Norms of) Order in the Inner City)”, in Law and Society, number 32, page 825:
- Synonyms
- haver, holder, owner, possessor, proprietary, proprietor
- Derived terms
- nonpossessor, possessoress, possessorship
- Hypernyms
- person
- Hyponyms
- bondholder, heir, homeowner, impropriator, ironmaster, landlord, lord, lord of the manor, master, mistress, principal, shareholder, shipowner, storeowner