team owner

Club's top executive

A team owner is a person or entity that holds ownership of a professional sports franchise.

The role combines business management with competitive ambition—owners hire executives, approve budgets, and often become public figures associated with their team's success or failure: The team owner fired the coach after a losing season.

In leagues with salary caps and revenue sharing, owners negotiate collectively while competing individually.

Opposites
organizational hierarchy

team ownerplayer

Game participant

athlete · bench player · draft pick · free agent · groundskeeper

economic relationship

team ownerplayer

Game participant

labor · minor leaguer

fan/consumer relationship

team ownerfan

Admirer or air mover

season ticket holder · spectator · viewer · supporter · casual fan

Family

team, owner, teams, teamed, teaming, teammate, teammates, teamwork, own

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G