OWNER Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

owner

noun

ˈō-nər

Definition of owner

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 The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city. — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026 There were few international visitors, an absence that has perplexed business owners who banked on hundreds of thousands of new faces to patronize their establishments. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Among the most significant changes is a new enforcement mechanism allowing the city to impose a $5,000 fine on property owners who fail to comply with city requirements. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 July 2026 West End Bagels will add a second location in Waxhaw, years after its 2021 debut in nearby Indian Land, South Carolina, the owners shared on social media this week. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for owner

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proprietor

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But perhaps more troubling is that Google, the proprietor of the world’s primary research tool, has rolled out AI Overviews that can indiscriminately take in fake material and authoritatively spit it back out as real.

— Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 2 July 2026
Right nearby is the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, which operated pre-Revolutionary War, before its proprietor took off to join the cause.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

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