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

The restaurant is expected to reopen Aug. 15, co-owner Allan Rosenberg told the Courier Journal. —Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025

Last week, the Kansas City Currents co-owner shared a roundup of photos on Instagram detailing a summer trip with Patrick Mahomes and their three children, Sterling, Bronze, and Golden. —Averi Baudler, People.com, 23 July 2025

Brian McCarthy, co-owner of Abrazo Homes, has built more than 200 homes annually in Albuquerque for the past fifteen years. —Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025

So Broncos co-owners Greg Penner and Carrie Walton Penner gave a directive to staff: Figure out a way to safely accommodate some fans in 2025. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 July 2025

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)