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straw owner

straw owner noun: a person who owns property legally or has the legal appearance of owning something but does so on behalf of another.

Noun

straw owner (plural straw owners)

  1. A person who owns property legally or has the legal appearance of owning something but does so on behalf of another.

Forms of straw owner

pluralstraw owners

Questions about straw owner

What does straw owner mean?
Straw owner means a person who owns property legally or has the legal appearance of owning something but does so on behalf of another.
What part of speech is straw owner?
Straw owner is a noun.
What is the plural of straw owner?
The plural of straw owner is straw owners.

Words near straw owner in the dictionary

  1. straw men
  2. straw mushroom
  3. straw mushrooms
  4. straw nail
  5. straw nails
  6. straw owner
  7. straw owners
  8. straw poll
  9. straw polls
  10. straw purchase
  11. straw purchaser

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