co-owner
noun
co-own·er
ˌkō-ˈō-nər 
plural co-owners
: a person who owns something along with one or more others
the co-owners of the property
… an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit.—
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Rick though seems disgruntled — about the location and the food, and about the fact that the resort’s co-owner is convalescing from an illness in Bangkok and isn’t around.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
State of play: 2025 is already shaping up to be a big year for backyard chickens (as was 2020), according to Jenn Tompkins, co-owner of backyard chickens company Rent The Chicken.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
Neville’s first hotel idea involved him, Giggs and former Burnley co-owner Brendan Flood setting up six companies in 2008, all preceded by the word Cuban.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
In 1991, Steve Tisch’s father, Robert, became a co-owner after negotiating a 50% stake in the team.
—Ben Church, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
State of play: 2025 is already shaping up to be a big year for backyard chickens (as was 2020), according to Jenn Tompkins, co-owner of backyard chickens company Rent The Chicken.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
Neville’s first hotel idea involved him, Giggs and former Burnley co-owner Brendan Flood setting up six companies in 2008, all preceded by the word Cuban.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
In 1991, Steve Tisch’s father, Robert, became a co-owner after negotiating a 50% stake in the team.
—Ben Church, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Co-owner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-owner. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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