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 To add to the indignity, Tom Brady now has a statue outside Gillette Stadium and, in his role as a minority owner of the Raiders, a 1-0 boardroom record against the Patriots. Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Small business owners can also find mentors through programs like SCORE, which connects entrepreneurs with experienced business coaches. Steven Beagelman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Dust to Dreams sees Millicent, the owner of the legendary, yet dying Lagos nightclub, played by Nse Ikpe-Etim, entrust her legacy to her shy daughter, Bisi, played by Constance Olalunde, a former Nigerian Idol contestant. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 Can the owner of a popular anti-woke, pro-Israel Substack save one of the country’s oldest news channels? Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for owner
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proprietor
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  • Micky is totally invested as a singular proprietor in Miami and with the Heat.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There was a small boules court adjacent to the café beside the bridge, and the café’s proprietor rented out sets of the heavy little balls to her customers.
    Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025

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“Owner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owner. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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