COPROPRIETOR Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

coproprietor

noun

Definition of coproprietor

as in owner

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Noun

The company’s latest statement did not mention Chelsea, though Walter is reportedly in talks to sell his shares in the English soccer club to current majority owner Clearlake Capital.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The bank downgraded both the apparel giant and Foot Locker owner to hold from buy.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of owner

Noun

However, many trade associations include sole proprietors who don't qualify for an AHP, and some organizations have members in a range of industries.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Audrey Keenan, the chef and proprietor behind Yanzi Noodle House, hails from Liuzhou, the second-largest city in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and home of luosifen.

— Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of proprietor

Noun

The late star had also been a co-owner of Sandollar Productions alongside her former manager, Sandy Gallin, which produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Father of the Bride and Sabrina, among others.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
The iconic country music star, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist had been a co-owner of Dollywood since its opening day more than 40 years ago.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of co-owner

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The most recent possessor of the objects reached out to the FBI after looking into the artifacts’ suspicious provenance.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026
Tasty-morsel entrepreneurship stands in here for a modern kind of Protestant work ethic, but gets sprinkled with the sense that cuteness, like beauty for older women, is a commodity in itself that the possessor can exploit to their own advantage.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of possessor

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