possessor

Example Sentences

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One gun did not give its possessor an advantage in battle over opponents armed with swords, pikes, or lances.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Nor how the possessor intends to use it.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Sam Ryder - Eurovision runner-up, human ray of light and possessor of pop's most piercing falsetto - is a man who emanates serious surfer vibes.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022

The use of Poor’s eye raises an interesting question: As possessor of the retina, is he due any royalties or residuals?

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2022

And they distinguish both of these from semantic categories and roles like action, physical object, possessor, doer, and done-to, which refer to what the referents of the words are doing in the world.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker