OWNERS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

owners

noun

plural of owner

as in proprietors

one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership the owner of the building will have to decide whether or not to sell

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Recent Examples of owners The backstory The owners, Pontus Group, are Finnish, and specialise in the pursuit of developing real estate with a strong sustainable emphasis. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The new generation of sports owners look like Bob Iger, the former Disney CEO who now co-owns the Lakers. — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026 But rental owners in the west slope said the restrictions in that ordinance went too far and were more tailored to the Tahoe Basin, where vacation rentals have long been more concentrated. — Haley Parsley august 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 But just as Reitman’s filmmaker coalition was acquiring the Village, his other group offered the Bruin’s owners three paths forward. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 This debate may be one of the first tests of a 2024 Colorado law, Senate Bill SB24-185, concerning protections for unleased mineral interest owners in the pooling of mineral interests. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 In a picturesque village, the mayor closed a road, setting off a storm with residents and the owners of a castle that once belonged to his family. — Peter Baker Alessandro Falco Mark Landler Michelle Goldberg, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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proprietors

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For over two decades, the scumbag proprietors of Paddy's Pub have brought us some of the best, most boundary-pushing comedy on the airwaves.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Learn More View More Fin-tech platform Found's business checking account and financial management tools target freelancers, contractors and sole proprietors.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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