owner

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   someone who owns or is legal possessor of a business

   They are the owner of a chain of restaurants.

2. 2
   noun

   a person who owns something

   they are searching for the owner of the car

3. 3
   noun

   One who owns something.

   The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.

4. 4
   noun

   The captain of a ship.

Etymology

From own + -er.