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Meaning of 'owner' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Owner [ n.]
- One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.

Meaning of 'owner' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . owner [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
Example in sentence:
  • he is the owner of a chain of restaurants
Meaning (2):
- a person who owns something
Example in sentence:
  • they are searching for the owner of the car;
  • who is the owner of that friendly smile?

Nearby Words:

own owned ownerless ownership owning

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