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Word Meanings - POSSESSOR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who possesses; one who occupies, holds, owns, or controls; one who has actual participation or enjoyment, generally of that which is desirable; a proprietor. "Possessors of eternal glory." Law. As if he had been possessor of the whole world.

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One who possesses; one who occupies, holds, owns, or controls; one who has actual participation or enjoyment, generally of that which is desirable; a proprietor. "Possessors of eternal glory." Law. As if he had been possessor of the whole world. Sharp. Syn. -- Owner; proprietor; master; holder; occupant.

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  • OWNER
    One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. Shak.
  • PROFESSORY
    Of or pertaining to a professor; professorial. Bacon.
  • CHIEFLESS
    Without a chief or leader.
  • TEACHER
    1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor. 2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination.
  • PROFESSORIALISM
    The character, manners, or habits of a professor.
  • PROFESSORIAT
    See PROFESSORIATE
  • MASTERSHIP
    1. The state or office of a master. 2. Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority. Where noble youths for mastership should strive. Driden. 3. Chief work; masterpiece. Dryden. 4. An ironical title of respect. How now, seignior Launce ! what
  • MASTEROUS
    Masterly. Milton.
  • CHIEFEST
    First or foremost; chief; principal. "Our chiefest courtier." Shak. The chiefest among ten thousand. Canticles v. 10.
  • GOVERNORSHIP
    The office of a governor.
  • PROPRIETOR
    One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.
  • PROFESSOR
    1. One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in Christ, and thus unites himself to the visible church. "Professors
  • OWNERLESS
    Without an owner.
  • PROFESSORSHIP
    The office or position of a professor, or public teacher. Walton.
  • ADEPTIST
    A skilled alchemist.
  • ADEPT
    One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.
  • MASTERFULLY
    In a masterful manner; imperiously. A lawless and rebellious man who held lands masterfully and in high contempt of the royal authority. Macaulay.
  • CHIEF JUSTICE
    The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court. Lord Chief Justice of England, The presiding judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High Chancellor. -- Chief
  • MASTERSINGER
    One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.
  • CHIEF HARE
    A small rodent inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, calling hare, cony, American pika, and little chief hare. Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family Lagomyidæ.
  • CREMASTERIC
    Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery.
  • BAGGAGE MASTER
    One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel.
  • SCHOOL-TEACHER
    One who teaches or instructs a school. -- School"-teach`ing, n.
  • CROWNER
    A coroner. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, crowns. Beau. & FL. 2. Etym:
  • KERCHIEF
    couvrechef, F. couvrechef, a head covering, fr. couvrir to cover + 1. A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in
  • TOASTMASTER
    A person who presides at a public dinner or banquet, and announces the toasts.
  • MISCHIEF
    + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by
  • TASKMASTER
    One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. Ex. i. 11. All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great Taskmaster's eye. Milton.
  • BANDMASTER
    The conductor of a musical band.
  • ENKERCHIEFED
    Bound with a kerchief; draped; hooded; covered. Milton. That soft, enkerchiefed hair. M. Arnold.
  • HARBOR MASTER
    An officer charged with the duty of executing the regulations respecting the use of a harbor.

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