owner

Pronunciation: /ˈoʊnɚ/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
  2. noun a person who owns something

Etymology

From own + -er.

In classic literature

Synonyms

proprietor

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
businessman
Narrower (hyponyms)
proprietress, restaurateur, patron, publisher, saloon keeper, renter

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