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shipowner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who owns a ship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: owner, possessor

History

Etymology

From ship + owner.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 船主 (chuánzhǔ) — someone who owns a ship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 船東 /船东 (chuándōng) — someone who owns a ship
  • Danish: reder — someone who owns a ship
  • Danish: skibsreder — someone who owns a ship
  • Dutch: reder — someone who owns a ship
  • Finnish: laivanisäntä — someone who owns a ship
  • Finnish: laivanvarustaja — someone who owns a ship
  • French: armateur — someone who owns a ship
  • French: armatrice — someone who owns a ship
  • Georgian: გემთმფლობელი (gemtmplobeli) — someone who owns a ship
  • German: Schiffseigner — someone who owns a ship
  • Greek: εφοπλιστής (efoplistís) — someone who owns a ship
  • Ancient Greek: ναύκληρος (naúklēros) — someone who owns a ship
  • Italian: armatore — someone who owns a ship
  • Italian: armatrice — someone who owns a ship
  • Japanese: 船主 — someone who owns a ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skipseier — someone who owns a ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: reder — someone who owns a ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skipsreder — someone who owns a ship
  • Pannonian Rusyn: ладьовласнїк (ladʹovlasnjik) — someone who owns a ship
  • Pannonian Rusyn: ладьомаєтнїк (ladʹomajetnjik) — someone who owns a ship
  • Polish: armator — someone who owns a ship
  • Portuguese: armador — someone who owns a ship
  • Romanian: armator — someone who owns a ship
  • Russian: судовладе́лец (sudovladélec) — someone who owns a ship
  • Spanish: armador — someone who owns a ship
  • Turkish: armatör — someone who owns a ship