Polyglot Dictionary

Besitzer

/bəˈzɪtsɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Besitzer

Meaning

  1. owner

    From besitzen (to own).

    • Der Besitzer des Hauses war nicht zu Hause.

      The owner of the house was not home.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Eigentümer

Besitzer emphasizes possession — having or holding something, even if renting it; Eigentümer emphasizes legal ownership, the person who legally owns it.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

dono

dono is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "owner."

Portuguese

proprietário

proprietário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "owner."

Practice

1 What does Besitzer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ des Hauses war nicht zu Hause.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Besitzer?

See also

noun

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