owner
//ˈoʊnɚ//
Forms
- Plural
- owners
Definitions
1.One who owns something.
- The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.
- Sometimes the sound was close, as the owner of the voice was wandering just on the outside walls of his living quarters.
- The marina was filled with yachts and powerboats, sleek multihulls fitted with the latest satellite-navigation gear that would steer the owners painlessly towards similar luxury berths at Portofino and Bandol.
2.The captain of a ship.(slang)
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1089
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
English own
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English owner
From own + -er.