owner

[ oh-ner ]

/ ˈoʊ nər /

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noun

a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.

Origin of owner

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at own, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM owner

non·own·er, noun

Words nearby owner

own brand, own goal, own medicine, own person, be one's, own up, owner, owner-occupied, owner-occupier, owner-operator, ownership, ownership flat

Definition for owner (2 of 2)

own

[ ohn ]

/ oʊn /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.

(used as an intensifier to indicate oneself as the sole agent of some activity or action, preceded by a possessive): He insists on being his own doctor.

verb (used with object)

to have or hold as one's own; possess: They own several homes.

to acknowledge or admit: to own a fault.

to acknowledge as one's own; recognize as having full claim, authority, power, dominion, etc.: He owned his child before the entire assembly. They owned the king as their lord.

to totally defeat, gain control over, or dominate in a competition: I totally owned the last two levels of the game. He owned the season from beginning to end and took the world title.

to take over a (a computer system, program, or computer) without authorization: The network has been owned by a hacker.

verb (used without object)

to confess (often followed by to, up, or up to): The one who did it had better own up. I own to being uncertain about that.

Origin of own

before 900; (adj.) Middle English owen, Old English āgen (cognate with German eigen, Old Norse eigenn), orig. past participle of āgan to possess (see owe); (v.) Middle English ownen, Old English āgnian, āhnian, derivative of āgen

SYNONYMS FOR own

3 See have.

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ANTONYMS FOR own

3 lack, need.

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OTHER WORDS FROM own

non·own·ing, adjective un·owned, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for owner

The owner of the original video of the “dead cops” chant told me it was taken on 32nd Street between 5th and Madison avenues.

The Monsters Who Screamed for Dead Cops |Jacob Siegel |December 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The owner of www.blow-me.org is facing a lawsuit for sexual harassment.

Texas Congressman Sued Over "Wet Dreams" About Former Staffer |Ben Jacobs |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Question 9: If the female captive was impregnated by her owner, can he then sell her?

ISIS Jihadis Get ‘Slavery for Dummies’ |Jamie Dettmer |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"Right now beer is a trend," Bernardo Rivas, the owner of Bodega Mi Amiga tells me in the imported beer aisle.

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Adrian Hill, owner of the Picturecraft Gallery in Holt where Williamson lived at the time, organized the show.

Blessed or Cursed? Child Prodigies Reveal All |Justin Jones |November 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At that period the father of the present owner was still living, and for sundry reasons had the greatest confidence in me.

The Freebooters |Gustave Aimard
The personal pride of the owner, curbed in its turn by the pride of tradition and family, spoke strangely from these words.

Lady Rose's Daughter |Mrs. Humphry Ward
That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.

The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne |Anthony Trollope
You see, I mean to make a trade with the owner of the goods.

Little Bobtail |Oliver Optic
Famine-stricken Ireland, and not full-fed English aristocracy, is the owner of the soil of Ireland.

Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland |Henry B. Stanton

British Dictionary definitions for owner (1 of 2)

owner

/ (ˈəʊnə) /

noun

a person who owns; legal possessor

British Dictionary definitions for owner (2 of 2)

own

/ (əʊn) /

determiner (preceded by a possessive)

(intensifier)John's own idea; your own mother
(as pronoun)I'll use my own

on behalf of oneself or in relation to oneself he is his own worst enemy

come into one's own

to become fulfilledshe really came into her own when she got divorced
to receive what is due to one

get one's own back informal to have revenge

hold one's own to maintain one's situation or position, esp in spite of opposition or difficulty

on one's own

without help
by oneself; alone

verb

(tr) to have as one's possession

(when intr, often foll by up, to, or up to) to confess or admit; acknowledge

(tr; takes a clause as object) rare to concede I own that you are right

Word Origin for own

Old English āgen, originally past participle of āgan to have; related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old Norse eiginn. See owe

Idioms and Phrases with owner

own

In addition to the idioms beginning with own

own medicine
own person, be one's
own up

also see:

afraid of one's own shadow
after one's own heart
beat someone at his or her own game
blow one's own horn
call one's own
close to home
come into (one's own)
dig one's own grave
do one's (own) thing
dose of one's own medicine
get (one's own) back
get one's (own) way
go one's (own) way
hold one's own
in one's (own) interest
in one's own backyard
in one's own right
in one's own world
keep one's own counsel
know one's own mind
leave to someone's own devices
mind of one's own
mind one's own business
of one's own accord
on one's (own) feet
on one's own
on one's own account
on one's own time
paddle one's own canoe
pay back in one's own coin
pay one's (own) way
pick on (someone your own size)
pull one's (own) weight
sign one's own death warrant
stew in one's own juice
take into one's (own) hands
under one's own steam
write one's own ticket

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adjective

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noun

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determiner (preceded by a possessive)

verb

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owner

noun

Origin of owner

OTHER WORDS FROM owner

Words nearby owner

Definition for owner (2 of 2)

adjective

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of own

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noun

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determiner (preceded by a possessive)

verb

Word Origin for own

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