owner
/ˈoʊnɚ/ noun A1- One who owns something. · The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.
- The captain of a ship.
Plural owners
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Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the Pharaon, has been built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocée docks, and belongs to an owner of the city.
“Why, you see, Edmond,” replied the owner, who appeared more comforted at every moment, “we are all mortal, and the old must make way for the young.
“And the cargo?” inquired the owner, eagerly.
“What happened to him?” asked the owner, with an air of considerable resignation.
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