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

But now people know the owners and know that it’s me—there’s literally a personal connection.

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The nearly 2,000 units were small, under 500 square feet, the estate’s incorporated owners’ website said.

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However, when the property ended up on the auction block, Spacey’s identity as its true owner was confirmed.

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A big one is that they aren’t subject to required minimum distributions for the original owner, so that money can grow until it’s needed or passed down to heirs.

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Over the course of the next 14 years, flat owners had to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds in total trying to fix problems with the buildings.

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Related Words

• holder 
• landowner 
• partner 
• proprietor