owner

Word parts

own + -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈoʊnɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈəʊnə/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: own‧er

Noun

Singular owner

Plural owners

1. (countable) The owner of a thing is the person who owns the thing: who has the thing or who should have the thing. A thing belongs to its owner.

   Who is the owner of this coat that was left on a chair?

   You have to give it back to me. I'm the owner.