co-owner
noun
co-own·er
ˌkō-ˈō-nər 
plural co-owners
: a person who owns something along with one or more others
the co-owners of the property
… an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit.—
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Looking out his shop window, across the street, just to the right, Paloma Clothing co-owner Mike Roach sees one of Portland, Oregon’s, most expensive gas stations.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The co-owner of Izakaya Seki, a neighborhood Japanese restaurant tucked into Washington’s U Street corridor, had amassed a stash of minimal-intervention bottles that weren’t a fit for the dinner menu.
—Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
This spring, the co-owner of Friends & Family in Los Angeles is following up with Morning Baker.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Moving forward Simkins, the restaurant’s co-owner, grew up in Miami Beach and graduated from the University of Miami.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The co-owner of Izakaya Seki, a neighborhood Japanese restaurant tucked into Washington’s U Street corridor, had amassed a stash of minimal-intervention bottles that weren’t a fit for the dinner menu.
—Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
This spring, the co-owner of Friends & Family in Los Angeles is following up with Morning Baker.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Moving forward Simkins, the restaurant’s co-owner, grew up in Miami Beach and graduated from the University of Miami.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Co-owner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-owner. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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