shipowner

noun

ship·​own·​er ˈship-ˌō-nər 

: the owner of a ship

Examples of shipowner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Four consecutive days of drone strikes on commercial vessels and the Odesa port’s storage facilities have caused some traders and shipowners to pause activities in the area, while Kyiv said 11 port workers and sailors have been killed. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

War risk premiums for Strait of Hormuz are expected to increase sharply as markets react to the escalating tensions, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence, as shipowners and charterers have paused decisions to transit through the waterway. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Some of the challenges are the same across the industry and will require ports, regulators and shipowners to work together. — Whitaker Irvin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Attacks on vessels and other unresolved tensions could extend that timeline even further, analysts said, as shipowners weigh the risks of sending their vessels through the waters. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shipowner

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