leaseman

noun

lease·​man

ˈlēsmən

plural leasemen

1

: a person in the petroleum industry who negotiates with landowners for land options, oil-drilling leases, and royalties and with producers for the pooling of production in a field

called also landman, lease hound, leaser

2

: a person who contacts property owners to lease sites for the erection of advertising billboards

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