owner
One who possesses
An owner is a person or entity that possesses something—property, a business, an animal.
Ownership implies legal rights: to use, sell, or dispose of what one owns.
The owner of the restaurant greeted us personally.
Dog owners are responsible for their pets' behavior.
Owner often appears in compounds: homeowner, landowner, business owner.
Business holder
- founderOne who begins something
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- CEOTop corporate officer
- investorOne who allocates capital
shareholder · stakeholder · franchisee · merchant · dealer · trader · partner · sole proprietor
Formal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
- assetItem of value owned
- estateProperty and grounds
- holdingsProperty one owns
equity · possession · belongings · wealth · portfolio · inheritance · stake · chattels
Guardian of a place
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- caretakerOne who maintains property
- stewardManager for another
- keeperOne who guards
trustee · conservator · protector · curator · warden · overseer · administrator · fiduciary
One who keeps company
- animalMulticellular motile organism
- careAttentive regard for others
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- feedingGiving food to
grooming · veterinarian · leash · collar · kennel · training · adoption · breeder
Authority or controller
controller · supervisor · director · manager · executive · commander · principal · overlord
proprietor
Business holder
- founderOne who begins something
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- CEOTop corporate officer
investor · shareholder · stakeholder · franchisee · merchant · dealer · trader · partner · sole proprietor · small business
title
Formal honorific or name
holdings · equity · possession · belongings · wealth · portfolio · inheritance · stake · chattels · acquisition
custodian
Guardian of a place
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- caretakerOne who maintains property
- stewardManager for another
keeper · trustee · conservator · protector · curator · warden · overseer · administrator · fiduciary · responsibility
companion
One who keeps company
- animalMulticellular motile organism
- careAttentive regard for others
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
feeding · grooming · veterinarian · leash · collar · kennel · training · adoption · breeder · responsible
master
Authority or controller
head · controller · supervisor · director · manager · executive · commander · principal · overlord · ruler
tenant
One who rents property
housing · apartment · building · residence · maintenance · contract · leasehold · sublet · rent · premises
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- bossesboss, bossman, manager, supervisor, foreman
- business leadersCEO, director, presidente, executive, founder
- business operatorsCEO, founder, manager, entrepreneur, franchisee
- business peopleCEO, executive, entrepreneur, investor, tycoon
- business professionalsCEO, executive, entrepreneur, manager, founder
- mind your own businessStop meddling in others' affairs
- own upAcknowledge one's wrongdoing
- my own
- on one's ownWithout help or company
- dog ownerOne who keeps canines
- on my own
own, owned, ownership, owners, disown, owning, owns, disowned, disowning