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Meaning of OWNER

Pronunciation:  'ownur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
  2. [n]  a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?"
 
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 Synonyms: possessor, proprietor
 
 See Also: bookseller, businessman, homeowner, householder, human, individual, landholder, landowner, lease giver, lessor, letter, man of affairs, mortal, newspaper publisher, part-owner, patron, person, property owner, proprietress, publisher, renter, restauranter, restaurateur, saloon keeper, saver, shipowner, slave owner, slaveholder, slaver, somebody, someone, soul, timberman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Own"er\, n.
One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or
rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. --Shak.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: beneficiary, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, deedholder, feoffee, feudatory, holder, householder, laird, landlady, landlord, lord, master, mesne, mesne lord, mistress, possessor, proprietary, proprietor, proprietress, proprietrix, rentier, squire, titleholder
 

 

 

 

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