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owner

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Middle English ouner, from Old English āgnere. By surface analysis, own +‎ -er, though etymologically own is a back-formation from owner.

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    Noun

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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.

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    • → Japanese: オーナー (ōnā)

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