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part-owner

part-owner

11 3.5
A person who owns something together with other people
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑrtˌoʊnər/
translation icon : copropietario
  • She became a part owner of the restaurant after investing in it with her friends.

Roman Abramovich, the guy who owns Chelsea, Alicia Usmanov, who was a part owner of Arsenal, who's still still a big player in Britain.

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Examples

  • Her father's part owner of one of the big newspapers.

  • "Bart Sexton from the county landfill encouraged us to get involved," says Jeff Schulz, part owner of the store.

    Academic text (1996)
  • I am only part owner, one of a company.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • To stress this point, I am friends with the part owner of a large automation company here in PA.

    Blog text (25)
  • I'm actually not a part owner of the lawn furniture store.

  • If you are a USAA customer, you are also part owner in the company.

    Blog text (9)
  • After a successful performance review, the employee is offered the opportunity to become a part-owner of the firm.

    Blog text (28)
  • And in fact, Jay-Z was one of the part owners of the the Barclays Center, right?

  • You'd be involved because you're part owner of the clinic.

  • I'm part owner here.

Synonyms

owner
vspart-owner
1.0

A person who legally has something like a house or business

focuses on shared ownership with other people rather than possession by a single person
shareholder
vspart-owner
210 3.4

A person or group that owns shares in a company

is a general shared owner not limited to share ownership
stockholder
vspart-owner
  • US
54 3.7

A person who owns shares in a company

is a general shared owner rather than stock specific
proprietor
vspart-owner
39 4.8

A person who owns a business or building

refers to shared ownership not specifically business possession
possessor
vspart-owner
9 5.2

A person who owns something

emphasizes shared legal ownership with others rather than mere holding
shareowner
vspart-owner
1 4.3

A person who owns part of a company

is about shared ownership generally rather than through shares
coproprietor
vspart-owner
7.7

A person who owns something with other people

is the same meaning referring to shared ownership
titleholder
vspart-owner
  • Specialized
4.1

A person or organization that legally owns property such as a house

is about shared ownership not only legal title holding

How Possessive

ownership
187 2.5
part-owner
11 3.5
renunciation
  • Formal
2 8.2
nonpossession
  • Formal
8.8
ownerless
1 5.6

Surface Forms

part-owner singular
part-owners plural

Morphology

part-owner = part + owner (transparent) = part + owner

The meaning follows directly from 'part' + 'owner' as someone who owns part of something; components are common words and combine in a predictable way.

Etymology

The word part-owner comes from joining part ('a piece') and owner ('one who owns'). So a part-owner is someone who owns 'a piece' of something and shares ownership with others.