OWNER Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

owner

noun

ˈō-nər

Definition of owner

as in proprietor

one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership the owner of the building will have to decide whether or not to sell

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Recent Examples of owner La Perla La Perla is back at it, with a new owner and chief executive officer, ready to get the storied lingerie brand kicking again. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 We’re left less sure about Odin’s owner, a taciturn special forces soldier played by Brad Pitt. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026 The business owners did not respond to The Sacramento Bee’s request for comment. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Learning about what works and what doesn’t work can help business owners moving forward with pitching their work. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for owner

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proprietor

Noun

History tells us that promises by news proprietors to preserve their properties’ independence from their own partisan ideological predilections are typically honored in the breach.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Its chef-proprietor Wei Fa Chen trained under renowned chef Masa Takayama at Masa in New York City before setting up shop in Boston, where this tiny, ten-seat counter quickly became one of the city’s toughest tables to book.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

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