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 evidence required to convince the owner to push the boat out to retain their services has been increasingly compelling. James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 There’s no equivalent to the team owner in college. Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 Daisy’s rich husband Tom is an unpleasant, womanizing, self-righteous, racist bore who has an affair with Myrtle Wilson, the working-class wife of dim-witted service station owner George Wilson. Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025 That deal didn’t include a phase-out, and some members worried that could put too much burden on property owners, who would likely bear the brunt of significant changes to municipal revenue sources. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for owner

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“Owner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owner. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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