owner

[oh-ner]

noun

1. a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.

owner

/ ˈəʊnə /

noun

1. a person who owns; legal possessor

Other Word Forms

• nonowner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of owner¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; own + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Chelsea, under its American owners, is in a similar spot after three years of wild spending caused the club to be fined $36 million in July.

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News Corp, owner of the Journal, operates Realtor.com under license from NAR.

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As more homes are put up for sale, owners are finding that demand isn’t there at the prices they expected.

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The owner of multiple luxury properties in Manhattan, she took her friends and lovers on extravagant romps on her private plane and on chartered boats, or to her chalet in Vail.

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Residents and business owners in the Outer Banks are no strangers to powerful storms.

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Related Words

• holder 
• landowner 
• partner 
• proprietor