owner A2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈoʊnɚ/ UK /ˈəʊnə/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like honor /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Freq #1874 Meanings 1 noun A person who owns something. The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner. 2 noun A person who owns a business. She is the owner of a small chain of restaurants. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who owns something. possessorproprietor 2 noun · a person who owns a business. proprietor Word family Forms owners Derived forms boatownercabownerco-ownercoalownerdishownerflockownergunownerherdownerhomeownerhouseownerlandownerlaundryowner Related forms own Common collocations slave owner Noun + noun Etymology AI details From own + -er. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # owner **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊnɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊnə/ **Frequency rank:** 1874 ## Meanings 1. A person who owns something. 2. A person who owns a business. ## Examples - The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner. - She is the owner of a small chain of restaurants. ## Derived Forms - boatowner - cabowner - co-owner - coalowner - dishowner - flockowner - gunowner - herdowner - homeowner - houseowner - landowner - laundryowner ## Related Forms - own ## Etymology From own + -er. ## AI Etymology Owner comes from own + -er. Modern senses include a person who owns something and a person who owns a business. The wider word family includes derivatives such as boatowner, cabowner, co-owner, coalowner, dishowner, and flockowner and related forms such as own. ## Topics - People & Society markdown