possessors

Those who have

Possessors are those who possess—people or entities that own, hold, or have something in their control.

The word appears in legal and formal contexts: The possessors of the land refused to sell.

It can also describe anyone who has a quality or attribute: possessors of great talent, possessors of inside knowledge.

owners

proprietors

Business establishment holders

titleholders · shareholders · stakeholders · homeowners · freeholders · leaseholders · magnates · tycoons · moguls · barons

custodians

guardians

Those who protect others

caretakers · wardens · curators · conservators · archivists · librarians · depositaries · protectors · overseers · watchers

controllers

dominators

Those who rule completely

authorities · commanders · governors · sovereigns · tyrants · despots · dictators · manipulators · influencers · occupiers

grammar

genitive

Case expressing ownership

modifier · apostrophe · attributive

Opposites
ownership status

possessorsdispossessed

Deprived of home or land

have-nots · borrowers · renters · lessees · tenants

Family

possessor

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G