Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who owns something.

    The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.

    Inhaber, Besitzer, Besitzerin

    владе́лецvladélec, владе́лицаvladélica, со́бственникsóbstvennik

    вла́сникvlásnyk, вла́сницяvlásnycja, хазя́їнxazjájin

    a person who owns something

  2. (slang)The captain of a ship.

Examples

499 sentences
  1. I'm the owner of this building.

    Я власник цього будинку.

    ruЯ владелец этого здания.

    deIch bin der Besitzer dieses Gebäudes.

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  2. I'm the owner of this company.

    Я власник цієї компанії.

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  3. Who's the owner of this car?

    Хто власник цієї машини?

    ruКто хозяин этой машины?

    deWem gehört dieses Auto?

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  4. Who is the owner of this house?

    Кому належить цей будинок?

    ruКто владелец этого дома?

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  5. Aren't you the owner of this house?

    Хіба не ти власник цього будинку?

    deSind Sie nicht der Eigentümer dieses Hauses?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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one who owns:
Русский
By meaning 1
one who owns:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who owns:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English ouner, from Old English āgnere. By surface analysis, own + -

Inherited from Middle English ouner, from Old English āgnere. By surface analysis, own + -er, though etymologically own is a back-formation from owner.

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Forms

plural: owners
Singularowner
Pluralowners

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
one who owns:proprietorpossessor
Close in meaning
  • (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business:proprietor
  • a person who owns something:possessor

Word family

38 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the owner of
  • owner of this
  • is the owner
  • owner of the
  • a gun owner
  • gun owner
  • the owner's manual
  • the new owner
  • owner's manual
  • dog owners
  • owner of a
  • new owner

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
owner — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto