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Etymology

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From own +‎ -er.

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owner (plural owners)

  1. One who owns something.
    The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.
    • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 141:
      The marina was filled with yachts and powerboats, sleek multihulls fitted with the latest satellite-navigation gear that would steer the owners painlessly towards similar luxury berths at Portofino and Bandol.
    • 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.
  3. (Philippines) Ellipsis of owner-type jeepney.

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  • Japanese: オーナー (ōnā)

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