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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: owner, proprietor]
2: a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?" [syn: owner, possessor]

Merriam Webster's

noun see own II

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person who owns something. 2 sl. the captain of a ship. Phrases and idioms: owner-occupier a person who owns the house etc. he or she lives in. Derivatives: ownerless adj. ownership n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Owner Own"er, n. One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(owners) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. The owner of something is the person to whom it belongs. The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... New owners will have to wait until September before moving in. N-COUNT: usu with supp see also home owner, landowner

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

on'-er.

See SHIPS AND BOATS, III, 2.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Proprietor, possessor, holder.

Moby Thesaurus

beneficiary, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, deedholder, feoffee, feudatory, holder, householder, laird, landlady, landlord, lord, master, mesne, mesne lord, mistress, possessor, proprietary, proprietor, proprietress, proprietrix, rentier, squire, titleholder