Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who leases or gathers; a gleaner.
- noun One who tells a falsehood; a liar.
- noun One who leases or lets; a lessor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A liar.
- noun obsolete One who leases or gleans.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nonstandard One who
leases or gleans;lessor . - noun Leaseman.
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Examples
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(But then again: Seale wrote the autobiography of Khalid Bin Sultan (owner or "leaser" of Al-Hayat.
Sunday, August 03, 2008 As'ad 2008
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(But then again: Seale wrote the autobiography of Khalid Bin Sultan (owner or "leaser" of Al-Hayat.
Sunday, August 31, 2008 As'ad 2008
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The leaser takes the planes back after this and the airline can induct a brand new one in its place.
How Rahul Bhatia Found IndiGo Gold Cuckoo Paul 2010
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SolarCity Inc., a leaser and installer of solar-energy systems, says it turned down financing of up to $100 million from an outside investor.
GE's Big Bet On Small Firms Yuliya Chernova 2011
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Mr. Udvar-Hazy co-founded International Lease Finance Corp., a major aircraft leaser, nearly 40 years ago before leaving last year.
Air Lease Gains in NYSE Debut Lynn Cowan 2011
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The leaser takes the planes back after this and the airline can induct a brand new one in its place.
How Rahul Bhatia Found IndiGo Gold Cuckoo Paul 2010
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The entirety of the strand's bandwidth belongs to the leaser, who supplies his own lasers, which can cost more than $5 million, to light the line and transmit information.
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The entirety of the strand's bandwidth belongs to the leaser, who supplies his own lasers, which can cost more than $5 million, to light the line and transmit information.
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The entirety of the strand's bandwidth belongs to the leaser, who supplies his own lasers, which can cost more than $5 million, to light the line and transmit information.
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Berkshire operations that provide luxury products such as its jewelry businesses or plane leaser NetJets are recovering, albeit off a "very, very low base."
Buffett Says Economy Showing 'Significant' Signs Of Life 2010
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More poetry from the Century:
"n. One who leases or gathers; a gleaner.
n. One who leases or lets; a lessor.
n. One who tells a falsehood; a liar."
April 19, 2012