Synonyms for owner
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
One who owns something.
The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.
Related words
- Word family
- owneress ownerless ownership own
- Phrases
- farm owner slave owner owner's equity
Forms
- Plural
- owners → proprietors, holders, landlords, occupants…
Example sentences
- holder Tom was the title-holder before Mary outseated him.
- landlord It became so that I had to hide from the landlord.
- proprietor Yanni is the proprietor of this Algerian restaurant.
- occupant Gabor wasn't the only occupant of that house.
- employer My employer has lumbered me with a difficult job.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| owner | steady | |
| holder | steady | |
| landlord | falling | |
| proprietor | falling | |
| occupant | falling | |
| employer | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- master2, holder2
- 8 letters
- employer3, landlord2, occupant3
- 10 letters
- proprietor4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (master2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- propriétaire
- Italiano
- proprietario
- Español
- dueño
- Català
- propietari