owner

own-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who owns something.

  2. 2.

    One who has legal title to property.

Forms

plural: owners

Related words

Antonyms: renter, tenant
See also: own, ownership, possess, proprietor
Synonyms: holder, possessor, proprietor

Etymology

From own + -er (agent suffix). The word own comes from Old English āgen meaning "possessed," from Proto-Germanic aiganaz. The compound has been used in English since the 14th century.