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

Nearly everything Noma does is news; the restaurant’s influence—and that of its head chef, co-owner, and public face, René Redzepi—sends ripples through the culinary world like a rogue moon. —Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026

That attitude starts with co-owners Chris and Angie Long and permeates through president Raven Jemison on down. —Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026

Nona Nutrition is slated to open in Germantown in summer 2026, co-owner Micaela Knapp said in an email to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. —Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Andrey Kalchenko, the business’s co-owner, said the data from the program assisted the business in identifying how upgrades in modern avionics are increasing, as well as its demand. —Emma Hall march 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 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)