Owner vs. Proprietor
Difference Between Owner and Proprietor
Owneradjective
Of or belonging to oneself or itself
She makes her own clothes.Proprietornoun
One who has legal title to something; an owner.
Ownernoun
That which belongs to one
I wanted a room of my own.Proprietornoun
One who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.
Ownerverb
To have or possess as property
owns a chain of restaurants.Proprietornoun
An owner.
Ownerverb
To have control over
For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.Proprietornoun
A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.
Ownerverb
To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge
"I own that I have been sly, thievish, mean, a prevaricator, greedy, derelict, / and I own that I remain so yet" (Walt Whitman).Proprietornoun
One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.
Ownerverb
To make a full confession or acknowledgment
When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up to the crime.Proprietornoun
(history) One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.
From 10 September 1621 till 12 June 1632, Sir William Alexander, styled Earl of Stirling and Viscount of Canada, was proprietor of the Scottish colony Nova Scotia.Ownernoun
One who owns something.
The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.Proprietornoun
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business;
he is the owner of a chain of restaurantsOwnernoun
(nautical, slang) The captain of a ship.
Ownernoun
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business;
he is the owner of a chain of restaurantsOwnernoun
a person who owns something;
they are searching for the owner of the carwho is the owner of that friendly smile?
