VocabauraVOCABAURA

owner

noun

Simple meaning

Someone who owns something.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

ohner

Say the bold part a little louder.

US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈoʊnɚ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A person who owns something

    “They are searching for the owner of the car.”

  2. law

    Someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

    “He is the owner of a chain of restaurants.”

  3. One who owns something.

  4. nauticalslang

    The captain of a ship.

  5. philippines

    A Jeep meant for private use (designed as a smaller, lighter version of the jeepney, similar to the original US military Jeep and its non-military derivative)

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A person who owns something

Used this way, owner is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Heard in a sentence
“They are searching for the owner of the car.”
Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Usage note

It most often appears in the pattern “owner of …”, which is worth copying when you use it.

Natural pattern: owner of …

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use owner

  • “They are searching for the owner of the car.”noun
  • “He is the owner of a chain of restaurants.”noun

Share your sentence

Write your own example sentence using “owner”. We review each one before it appears.

Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Owns

property ownerbusiness owner

Jeep

original ownerformer owner

Other combinations

copyright ownernew ownerpresent ownertrue owner

Tap the highlighted word to open its own entry.

Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • ownershipnounDerived noun

    The relation of an owner to the thing possessed.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • owner-drivernounCompound term

    A motorist who owns the car that he/she drives.

  • owner-occupiernounCompound term

    An occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in.

  • slave ownernounCompound term

    Someone who holds slaves.

  • change ownersverbCompound term

    Be transferred to another owner.

  • part-ownernounCompound term

    A person who owns something in common with others.

  • plantation ownernounCompound term

    The owner or manager of a plantation.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: person who owns something

possessor

Use This Word

See how this word sounds in a real sentence.

Ask Vocabaura

Understand the word your way.

What Does It Mean Here?

Words can change meaning depending on context.

Use it yourself

Knowing “owner” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.

Know the meaning? Practice using it in a real situation, free, no credits.

Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.