owner

Etymology

own + -er

noun

  1. One who owns something.
    The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.
    Sometimes the sound was close, as the owner of the voice was wandering just on the outside walls of his living quarters. 2012, Sherri Lackey, The Vrykolakas Deviation, page 117
  2. (nautical, slang) The captain of a ship.

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