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possessor

/pɒˈzɛsɔː/

Meanings
noun
Agent noun of possess; one who possesses

Examples :

"The possessor of the winning lottery ticket was overjoyed. "
person property business economy

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possess verb

/pəˈzɛs/

To have; to have ownership of.

"He does not even possess a working telephone."

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lottery noun

/ˈlɒtəɹi/ /ˈlɑtɚi/

A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.

"My friend bought a lottery ticket for the chance to win a new car. "

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who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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winning verb

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/

To conquer, defeat.

"The football team won the championship game, winning their rivals. "

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one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

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possesses verb

/pəˈzɛsɪz/

To have; to have ownership of.

"He does not even possess a working telephone."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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ticket noun

/ˈtɪkɪt/

A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.

"My sister bought a ticket to see the school play. "

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agent noun

/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/

One who exerts power, or has the power to act

"The travel agent has the power to book flights and hotels for us. "

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noun noun

/naʊn/

(grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

"The cat slept on the rug. "

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overjoyed verb

/ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈdʒɔɪd/

To give great joy, delight or pleasure to

"The exciting news of her promotion overjoyed her coworkers. "