OWNER Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

owner

noun

ˈō-nər

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 Even seasoned pool owners are impressed. —

Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 6 June 2026 But owner Valarie Peluso has spent years transforming the family business into something much more. —

Conor McGill, CBS News, 6 June 2026 The six-time NASCAR Cup Series champion owner had planned to have Kyle Busch by his side on the Saturday before the Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026 The team’s owners have said their social justice convictions struck a chord with Seattle’s sports fans. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for owner

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proprietor

Noun

Now, as the fourth-generation proprietor of the historic property in the city of De Pere, Boyd is in the process of passing the torch to his own children.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Such declarations mean little to devotees like Marta Azcona, proprietor of Botanica La Fe a la Santísima Muerte in Fort Worth, Texas, whose shop is a warren of Santa Muerte statues, candles, bracelets and figurines.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026