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own⋅er

  [oh-ner]
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–noun
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see own, -er 1

own

  [ohn]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
2. (used as an intensifier to indicate oneself as the sole agent of some activity or action, prec. by a possessive): He insists on being his own doctor.
–verb (used with object)
3. to have or hold as one's own; possess: They own several homes.
4. to acknowledge or admit: to own a fault.
5. to acknowledge as one's own; recognize as having full claim, authority, power, dominion, etc.: He owned his child before the entire assembly. They owned the king as their lord.
–verb (used without object)
6. to confess (often fol. by to, up, or up to): The one who did it had better own up. I own to being uncertain about that.
—Idioms
7. come into one's own,
a. to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
b. to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit: She finally came into her own as a sculptor of the first magnitude.
8. get one's own back, to get revenge and thereby a sense of personal satisfaction, as for a slight or a previous setback; get even with somebody or something: He saw the award as a way of getting his own back for all the snubs by his colleagues.
9. hold one's own,
a. to maintain one's position or condition: The stock market seems to be holding its own these days.
b. to be equal to the opposition: He can hold his own in any fight.
10. of one's own, belonging to oneself: She had never had a room of her own.
11. on one's own,
a. by dint of one's own efforts, resources, or sense of responsibility; independently: Because she spoke the language, she got around the country very well on her own.
b. living or functioning without dependence on others; independent: My son's been on his own for several years.
Origin:
bef. 900; (adj.) ME owen, OE āgen (c. G eigen, ON eigenn), orig. ptp. of āgan to possess (see owe ); (v.) ME ownen, OE āgnian, āhnian, deriv. of āgen

Synonyms:
3. See have.

Antonyms:
3. lack, need.
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own   (ōn)   
adj.  Of or belonging to oneself or itself: She makes her own clothes.
n.  That which belongs to one: I wanted a room of my own.
v.   owned, own·ing, owns

v.   tr.
    1. To have or possess as property: owns a chain of restaurants.
    2. To have control over: For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.
  2. To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge.
v.   intr.
To make a full confession or acknowledgment: When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

[Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; see aik- in Indo-European roots.]
own'er n.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : owner
Spanish: propietario, dueño,
German: der, *die Eigentümer(in),
Japanese: 所有者
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Main Entry: own·er
Function: noun
: one with an interest in and often dominion over property: as a : LEGAL OWNER in this entry b : one with the right to exclusive use, control, or possession of property c : a purchaser under a contract for the sale of real property —see also EQUITABLE OWNER in this entry
beneficial owner
1 : one holding a beneficial interest in a trust —compare beneficial interest at INTEREST 1
2 : one enjoying the benefit of property of which another is the legal owner beneficial owner of property held by the parent corporation>
3 : one who has or shares the power to control the voting or investment of stock beneficial owner of stock held by her minor children>
equitable owner
: one (as a beneficiary of a trust) who is considered to have rights or obligations of an owner regardless of legal title on the ground of equity equitable owners and have power to sue to protect their land —Dessen v. Jones, 551 North Eastern Reporter, Second Series 782 (1990)>
legal owner
: one who has legal title to property; broadly : one determined by law to own property legal owner of the money>
naked owner
in the civil law of Louisiana : an owner of property burdened by a usufruct naked owner —Louisiana Civil Code>
record owner
: one who is the owner of property (as land or stock) according to current appropriate records record owner of the land> called also owner of record
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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