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.

—Robert Charles Clark

co-ownership

ˌkō-ˈō-nər-ˌship 

noun

co-ownership of property

a co-ownership agreement

Examples of co-owner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even when your loaf is nothing compared to someone like Shannon Talty, co-owner of Old Hearth Bread Company and, more recently, Rye Row by Olde Hearth, a new operation in Orlando’s Ivanhoe Village neighborhood. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Rooms The neutral tones, warm wood accents, and black-and-white photography in the guest rooms quietly reflect the aesthetic of co-owner Oskar Metsavaht, founder of the high-end Brazilian fashion label Osklen. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

After many years in corporate business, co-owner Steve Lindberg decided to bring the family’s pies to the Mooresville area. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

Matt Brewer Brewer is a partner at the law firm Bartlit Beck, a co-owner of the iconic hot dog stand The Wiener's Circle, and a member of the Chicago Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for co-owner

• homeowner
• landowner
• shipowner
• donor
• kroner
• kronor
• loner
• owner
• stoner
• toner

Legal Definition

co-owner

noun

co-own·​er

ˈkō-ˌō-nər

: one of two or more individuals or entities owning property together (as by joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or tenancy by the entirety)