possesseur

Definitions of possesseur
  1. noun
    a person who owns something
    synonyms: propriétaire
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    détenteur
    a person who holds something
    épargnant
    someone who saves (especially money)
    armateur
    someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship
    fonctionnaire, fonctionnaire de l'Etat
    the official who holds an office
    titulaire
    an employee who holds a regular job
    propriétaire foncier
    a holder or proprietor of land
    locataire
    a tenant who holds a lease
    créancier hypothécaire, créditeur hypothécaire
    the person who accepts a mortgage
    locataire
    a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
  2. noun
    (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
    synonyms: propriétaire
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    libraire
    the proprietor of a bookstore
    bailleur
    someone who grants a lease
    patron
    the proprietor of an inn
    éditeur
    the proprietor of a newspaper
    restaurateur
    the proprietor of a restaurant
    aubergiste, hôtelier
    the owner or manager of an inn
    type of:
    homme d'affaires
    a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
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