wealthy landowner

collocation in English

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wealthy
adjective
uk
/ˈwel.θi/us
/ˈwel.θi/
rich:
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landowner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlændˌəʊ.nər/us
/ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/
someone who owns land, especially a large amount ...
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(Definition ofwealthyandlandownerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, it benefits thewealthylandowner, who can afford to spend these sums on improvements, as some others unfortunately cannot.
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I am not objecting to the payment of the subsidy to awealthylandownerwho happens to have some farms in hand.
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They should no longer be the preserve of thewealthylandowner.
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Do not let us deal, for the moment, with somewealthylandowner, but with an ordinary small and not very well-educated owner.
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It is often thewealthylandownerwho can afford to employ the legal battalions; the leaseholder more often cannot.
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The son of awealthylandowner, he left home to become a samurai against his family's wishes.
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By any standards, he was actually a large andwealthylandowner, of considerable regional importance.
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His education was unremarkable, though befitting a son of awealthylandowner.
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The story is about a laborer who is exploited by awealthylandowner.
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His father was awealthylandownerand merchant.
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During the day she is required to do what she can to support her family, while her husband works for awealthylandowner.
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He was the son of awealthylandowner.
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His father became awealthylandowner, and also operated a salt works.
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He became awealthylandowner, and in 1782 he was attorney for the landowners appointed for the cabildo porteo for five years.
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Gomes was awealthylandownerwho had land in four areas.
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These required huge investments and therefore also needed the involvement of wealthy landowners.
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Over the years, the traffickers made common cause with wealthy landowners by funding rightist paramilitary armies to repel the guerrillas.
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In addition, land reform was seen to result in greater social equity (taking land from wealthy landowners and giving it to poor farmers).
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Walewski was awealthylandowner, but was four times older than his young bride.
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