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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespropriétaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pʁopʁijɛtɛʁ
"Le propriétaire de la maison a repeint le salon."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who owns something; someone who has legal title, right, or dominion over property, a business, or an asset.
"The proud owner of the new restaurant greeted every guest at the door." - 2
Someone who takes personal responsibility or accountability for a task, project, or problem.
"We need a clear owner for this software development milestone."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'āgen', meaning 'own' or 'possessed', combined with the agent suffix '-ere'. Throughout Middle English, it evolved into 'owner' to designate a person who holds legal rightful possession of property, land, or items.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Owner" is said worldwide
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propriétaire
Transliteration: pʁopʁijɛtɛʁ
"Le propriétaire de la maison a repeint le salon."
Eigentümer
Transliteration: /ˈaɪɡn̩tʏmɐ/
"Der Eigentümer des Autos verkauft es nächste Woche."
proprietario
Transliteration: /propʁijeˈtaːʁjo/
"Il proprietario del negozio è molto gentile."
propietario
Transliteration: /pɾopjeˈtaɾjo/
"El propietario firmó el contrato de arrendamiento."
proprietário
Transliteration: /pɾopɾieˈtaɾiu/
"O proprietário da empresa anunciou novos investimentos."
مالک
Transliteration: malik
"इस दुकान के मालिक बहुत दयालु हैं।"
所有者
Transliteration: suǒyǒuzhě
"他是这家公司的所有者。"
소유자
Transliteration: soyuja
"그 건물 소유자가 누구인지 아십니까?"
所有者
Transliteration: shoyūsha
"その土地の所有者が変わりました。"
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