hacendado

Definitions of hacendado
  1. noun
    a holder or proprietor of land
    synonyms: terrateniente
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    types:
    ama, arrendador, casera, casero, dueña, patrona, propietaria
    a landowner who leases to others
    type of:
    poseedor
    a person who holds something
  2. noun
    the owner or manager of a plantation
    synonyms: terrateniente
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    type of:
    agricultor, campesino, cultivador, granjero, labrador, ranchero
    a person who operates a farm
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