possessor

Meaning

Agent noun of possess; one who possesses

Pronounced as (IPA)

[pʰəˈzɛsə(ɹ)]

From possess + -or.

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possess

(transitive) To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
(transitive) Of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence.
(transitive) Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).
(also, literary, poetic, reflexive, transitive) Of a person: to control or dominate (oneself or someone, or one's own or someone's heart, mind, etc.).
(also, literary, poetic, reflexive, transitive) Of a person: to control or dominate (oneself or someone, or one's own or someone's heart, mind, etc.).
(archaic, transitive) To cause an idea, thought, etc., to strongly affect or influence (someone); to inspire, to preoccupy.
(archaic, transitive) To occupy the attention or time of (someone).
(also, archaic, literary, transitive) To obtain or seize (something); to gain, to win.
(also, archaic, reflexive, transitive) Chiefly followed by of or with: to vest ownership of something in (oneself or someone); to bestow upon, to endow.
(transitive) To have control or possession of, but not to own (a chattel or an interest in land).
(obsolete, transitive) To give (someone) information or knowledge; to acquaint, to inform.
(obsolete, transitive) To have the ability to use, or knowledge of (a language, a skill, etc.)
(obsolete, transitive) To inhabit or occupy (a place).
(obsolete, transitive) Chiefly followed by that: to convince or persuade (someone).
(intransitive) To dominate sexually; to have sexual intercourse with.
(intransitive) To inhabit or occupy a place.

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