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 Critical owns the distribution rights and the format rights to Storage Hunters, while TruTV owner Warner Bros. Discovery has a piece of the show. Peter White, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024 If fluffy pets could gift their owners a vacuum, surely this would be the one. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024 In 2023, Bet-David joined a group of other minority owners including longtime stakeholder Marvin Goldklang, Lester Crown, and Jerry Speyer. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Dec. 2024 All of that, however, is largely out of theater owners’ control. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for owner 

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“Owner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owner. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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