English noun: owner | |||
1. | owner (person) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business | ||
Samples | He is the owner of a chain of restaurants. | ||
Synonyms | proprietor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | businessman, man of affairs | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bookseller, lease giver, lessor, letter, newspaper publisher, patron, proprietress, publisher, renter, restauranter, restaurateur, saloon keeper, timberman | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | owner (person) a person who owns something | ||
Samples | They are searching for the owner of the car. Who is the owner of that friendly smile?. | ||
Synonyms | possessor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | holder, homeowner, householder, part-owner, saver, shipowner | ||