owner
pronunciation
How to pronounce owner in British English: UK [ˈəʊnə(r)]
How to pronounce owner in American English: US [ˈoʊnər]
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- Noun:
- (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
- a person who owns something
Word Origin
- owner (n.)
- mid-14c., agent noun from own (v.).
Example
- 1. The iphone 's owner issued a statement through her attorney .
- 2. I went to see the company 's owner .
- 3. Big u.s. firms such as kfc owner yum !
- 4. In dongguan , factory owner xie would agree .
- 5. In other cases , the business owner conducts the hunt himself .