Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owner

/ˈoʊnɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables: own-er
IPA: /ˈoʊnɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who owns something.

noun

The captain of a ship.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner."
"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."
"Sometimes the sound was close, as the owner of the voice was wandering just on the outside walls of his living quarters."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ouner, āgnere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈoʊnɚ/
British English: /ˈəʊnə/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

owners (plural)

Derived Forms

boatowner cabowner coalowner dishowner flockowner gunowner herdowner homeowner houseowner landowner laundryowner millowner

Phrases

beneficial owner business owner by owner co-owner dogs have owners, cats have staff farm owner multi-owner owner-driver

Frequently Paired Words

own

Synonyms

possessor proprietor

Rhymes With

donor stoner boner loner toner boehner kroner kronor bonar broner rohner groner

Questions

How do you pronounce owner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊnɚ/.
What does owner mean?: One who owns something.
Where does owner come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce owner

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