owner

own  (n)

adj.

Of or belonging to oneself or itself: She makes her own clothes.

n.

That which belongs to one: I wanted a room of my own.

v. owned, own·ing, owns

v.tr.

1.

a. To have or possess as property: owns a chain of restaurants.

b. To have control over: For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.

2. To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge.

v.intr.

To make a full confession or acknowledgment: When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

Idiom:

on (one's) own

1. By one's own efforts: She got the job on her own.

2. Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control: He is now out of college and on his own.

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[Middle English owen, from Old English gen; see aik- in Indo-European roots.]

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owner n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	owner - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" proprietor law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" bookseller - the proprietor of a bookstore businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) lease giver, lessor - someone who grants a lease letter - owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire patron - the proprietor of an inn proprietress - a woman proprietor newspaper publisher, publisher - the proprietor of a newspaper renter - an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person restauranter, restaurateur - the proprietor of a restaurant saloon keeper - the proprietor of a saloon timberman - an owner or manager of a company that is engaged in lumbering
	2.	owner - a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?" possessor individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport" homeowner, householder - someone who owns a home part-owner - a person who owns something in common with others saver - someone who saves (especially money) shipowner - someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship

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owner

noun possessor, holder, proprietor, freeholder, titleholder, proprietress, proprietrix, landlord or landlady, master or mistress, deed holder

Translations

owner [ˈəunəʳ] n → dueño/a

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owner [ˈəunəʳ] own n → propriétaire m/f

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owner [ˈəunəʳ] own n → Besitzer(in) m(f), Eigentümer(in) m(f)

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owner [ˈəunəʳ] n → proprietario/a