owner — ozdic

Collocations

13

1

(noun.)

ADJ

sole

part

My sister is a part owner of the coffee shop downtown with two other investors.

joint | former, original, previous | current, present | new | future, prospective

lawful, legal, rightful

The legal owner of the house decided to rent it out to a young family.

private

lucky, proud

She was the lucky owner of the beautiful old house on the corner of Main Street.

car, dog, factory, home, land

VERB + OWNER

have

The restaurant has had three different owners since it first opened ten years ago.

trace

We finally managed to trace the owner of the lost dog by checking the microchip information.

Definitions

noun

1

One who owns something.

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

The marina was filled with yachts and powerboats, sleek multihulls fitted with the latest satellite-navigation gear that would steer the owners painlessly towards similar luxury berths at Portofino and Bandol.

2

The captain of a ship.

3

Ellipsis of owner-type jeepney.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

proprietor

noun — a person who owns something

possessor

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

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

Wiktionary

02

The marina was filled with yachts and powerboats, sleek multihulls fitted with the latest satellite-navigation gear that would steer the owners painlessly towards similar luxury berths at Portofino an

Wiktionary

03

Sometimes the sound was close, as the owner of the voice was wandering just on the outside walls of his living quarters.

Wiktionary

04

Give the book back to the owner.

Tatoeba · #43891

05

They think the owner of the house is studying abroad.

Tatoeba · #49398

06

Who is the owner of this house?

Tatoeba · #60170

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, owner is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.