1. owners of large estates or plantations, especially in Latin America
Usage: plural form; historical

Examples

• The haciendados controlled vast territories in colonial Mexico.
• Many haciendados employed hundreds of workers on their estates.
• The revolution challenged the power of the wealthy haciendados.
• Local haciendados often served as regional political leaders.
• The haciendados’ influence extended beyond agriculture into politics.
• Small farmers struggled to compete with the powerful haciendados.