possessor

Example Sentences

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Still possessor of the biggest-selling jazz record in history, “Kind of Blue,” Davis casts a huge influence over the whole music world for his uncompromising artistic vision, constant evolution, style and more.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Nor how the possessor intends to use it.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Sam Ryder - Eurovision runner-up, human ray of light and possessor of pop's most piercing falsetto - is a man who emanates serious surfer vibes.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022

Meaningful work work that is at the same time understood as an end and a possessor of moral status.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

And they distinguish both of these from semantic categories and roles like action, physical object, possessor, doer, and done-to, which refer to what the referents of the words are doing in the world.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker