laird

noun

Definition of lairdnext
as in landowner

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Recent Examples of laird Shakespeare reveals his villain-protagonist’s foil late in the plot: Macduff only stands out from a miscellaneous herd of Scottish lairds once Macbeth sends assassins after his family. — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024 Who is a witch and who is a laird in any single moment seems fluid — appropriately for a cast hamstrung repeatedly by COVID setbacks, anyone might play anyone. — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2022 The term green laird is used to express concern about the concentration of ownership and power, says Hamish Trench, the chief executive of the Scottish Land Commission, the public body created by the Scottish government to advise on land policy. — Cathleen O'Grady, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laird
  1. landowner
  2. landholder
  3. landlady
Noun
  • Today, Atchison County is home to 342 wind turbines that support about 50 permanent jobs, along with a wind technician training facility and yearly landowner lease payments of several million dollars, Mr. Chamberlain said.
    — David Robert Elliott, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Indiana balked, and neither Illinois nor landowners wanted it.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of landowner
Noun
  • The Ocean View School District is the largest landholder and provider of open green space in northwest Orange County, covering over 315 acres.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The new bill in parliament aims to claw back some of that land by expanding community ownership and giving more power to tenant farmers and smaller landholders.
    — Robert Ormerod, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of landholder
Noun
  • According to her LinkedIn, Spalding started working as a landlady in 2007.
    — Nicole Briese, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Whenever there was a problem, Sara alleges that the landlady wouldn't address it with her directly, but rather, via text message or notes left in the kitchen.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of landlady

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“Laird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laird. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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