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Webster 1913 Edition


Owner

Own′er

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Noun.
One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
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Webster 1828 Edition


Owner

OWNER

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Noun.
The rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
The ox knoweth his owner. Is. 1.
The centurion believed the master and owner of the ship. Act. 27.

Definition 2024


owner

owner

English

Noun

owner (plural owners)

  1. One who owns something.
    The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.
    • 2012, Sherri Lackey, The Vrykolakas Deviation (page 117)
      Sometimes the sound was close, as the owner of the voice was wandering just on the outside walls of his living quarters.
  2. (nautical, slang) The captain of a ship.

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