Definition of Possessor

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Definition of Possessor
	Possessor One who possesses; one who occupies, holds, owns, or controls; one who has actual participation or enjoyment, generally of that which is desirable; a proprietor. Related Definitions: Actual, Desirable, Enjoyment, Generally, Has, Is, Of, One, Or, Participation, Proprietor, That, Which, Who

Possessor Quotations

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
Andrew Carnegie

Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
Michel de Montaigne

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.
Don Marquis

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
William Pitt

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.
Terence

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.
Christian Nestell Bovee

Neither can men, by the same principles, be considered as lands, goods, or houses, among possessions. It is necessary that all property should be inferiour to its possessor. But how does the slave differ from his master, but by chance?
Thomas Clarkson

Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor.
Isaac Disraeli

Possessor Translations

possessor in German is Besitzer
possessor in Italian is titolare
possessor in Spanish is poseedor

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