owner
/'ounə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who owns something: An individual who has legal possession or control of a property, object, or entity.
- (Law) A legal possessor of a business or property: Someone who holds the title or legal rights to an asset or enterprise.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The dog's owner was found after it ran away. (The person who possessed the dog was located.)
- She is the proud owner of a small bookstore. (She is the legal possessor and proprietor of the bookstore.)
- Who is the owner of this umbrella? (Who possesses this umbrella?)
Advanced Usage
- "To come into one's own": To gain the recognition or success one deserves. (Note: This idiom uses "own," not "owner," but is a related concept of possession.)
- After years of hard work, she finally came into her own as a designer.
- "At the owner's risk": A warning that the owner is responsible for any damage or loss.
- Vehicles parked here are left at the owner's risk.
Variants and Related Words
- Ownership (n): The state or right of possessing something.
- The ownership of the land was disputed.
- Co-owner (n): A person who shares ownership with another or others.
- They are co-owners of the company.
- Homeowner (n): A person who owns their house or apartment. (This is a compound word listed separately as a variant).
- Shipowner (n): A person who owns a ship or ships. (This is a compound word listed separately as a variant).
Synonyms
- Proprietor: The owner of a business, especially one that provides a service (e.g., a shop, hotel).
- Possessor: A person who owns or has a thing.
- Holder: A person who holds or owns something, often a title or document.
Related Phrases
- Rightful owner: The person who has a legitimate claim or title to something.
- The painting was returned to its rightful owner.
- Previous owner: The person who owned something before the current owner.
- We contacted the previous owner of the house for some history.
Related Idioms
- Finders keepers, losers weepers: A saying often used by children meaning that whoever finds something can keep it. This is contextually related to the concept of an owner.
- He took the lost ball, saying, "Finders keepers!"
Noun
- a person who owns something
- they are searching for the owner of the car
- who is the owner of that friendly smile?
- (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
- he is the owner of a chain of restaurants