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owner

//ˈoʊnɚ//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for owner

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Forms

Plural
owners

Definitions

  1. 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. 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

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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.

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