Synonyms of owner

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proprietor
• possessor
• holder
• landowner
• landlord
• co-owner
• coproprietor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tenant
• lessee
• squatter
• renter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of owner

The lawsuit says Brave crawled and copied content from more than 30 billion webpages in its index without identifying itself or providing the owners of websites any mechanism to block its crawler, according to the newspapers’ complaint. — Molly Crane Newman, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Others will allow owners to use third-party coffee pods that are physically compatible. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Hawley said the majority of conflicts between humans and coyotes occurs when a pet owner tries to save their pet from an attacking coyote. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Davor Macura, the bank owner who initially owned an exchange office before becoming a prominent banker, was given a 48-hour detention on Monday, prosecutors said. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026