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nonowner

4.2

A person who does not have the property or thing

noun
/ˈnɒnˌoʊnər/

: no propietario

Of the 77 nonowners, 81% (62) indicated having previously owned a pet.

Examples

Many nonowners participated in the discussion about shared property rights in the community.
As a nonowner of a car, she often relied on public transportation to get to work.
While our Illinois nonowner SR22 insurance starts at about $25 per month, you can check your Illinois SR22 rate by entering your zip code below.

Blog text (23)
The landlord decided to lower the rent for nonowners who want to rent an apartment in the building.

Synonyms

lackland

vsnonowner

Archaic

9.9

A word used long ago for a person with no land or property

covers people without ownership of anything rather than just land

Antonyms

owner

∞ 1.0

A person who legally has something like a house or business

Surface Forms

nonowner singular

nonowners plural

Morphology

nonowner = owner (transparent) = non + owner

As a noun meaning 'a person who does not own something', the formation is a straightforward prefixation of 'non-' to 'owner'.

Etymology

The word nonowner is made of non- 'not' and owner 'one who owns', so a nonowner is a person who does not own something, for example property or an asset.