owner

noun
own·er
/ˈoʊnɚ/

One who owns something.

Example

“The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.”

Other meanings

The captain of a ship.

Related words

beneficial owner
business owner
by owner
multi-owner
owner-operator
product owner
straw owner
traditional owner
co-owner
farm owner
owner-driver
landowner

Example sentences

“Who is the owner of the car?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“The owner of a construction company is not working-class.”
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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “owner” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.