owner is on the Basic English 850 List. over - owner - page Word parts own + -er Pronunciation (US) IPA (key): /ˈoʊnɚ/ (UK) IPA (key): /ˈəʊnə/ Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: own‧er Noun Singular owner Plural owners (countable) The owner of a thing is the person who owns the thing: who has the thing or who should have the thing. A thing belongs to its owner. Who is the owner of this coat that was left on a chair? You have to give it back to me. I'm the owner. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads