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| NOUN | 1 | owner, proprietor | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business |
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| 2 | owner, possessor | A person who owns something |
| Sounds | ow'ner |
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| Rhymes | Afrikaner, afterburner, airliner, and 172 more rhymes in ner... |
| Meaning | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business. |
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| Examples | "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" |
| Synonyms | proprietor |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Broader | businessman, man of affairs |
| Narrower | bookseller; lessor, lease giver; letter; patron; proprietress; publisher, newspaper publisher; renter; restaurateur, restauranter; saloon keeper; timberman |
| Nouns | ownership; ownership; ownership |
| Verbs | own |
| Meaning | A person who owns something. |
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| Examples | "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?" |
| Synonyms | possessor |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul |
| Narrower | homeowner, householder; landowner, landholder, property owner; part-owner; saver; shipowner; slaveholder, slave owner, slaver |
| Nouns | ownership; ownership; ownership |
| Verbs | own |
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