nonowner

noun

non·​own·​er ˌnän-ˈō-nər 

plural nonowners

: one who is not the owner of something

… the agreement would spell out whether the nonowner will contribute to the mortgage …

—Sandra Block

… dog owners are … more likely than nonowners to get the exercise they need.

—Catherine E. Toth

Examples of nonowner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The insurance, required of all gun owners except law enforcement officers, would cover the costs of harm caused by accidental gunshots, or by intentional shootings by nonowners who borrow or steal the gun. —Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, 12 Aug. 2019

Lenders are reluctant to remove the nonowner’s name from the loan documents. —Benny L. Kass, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2017

The reasons Airbnb increases rental rates is that nonowner occupiers [landlords] are taking homes out of the long-term market and putting the units into the short-term market. —Lisa Ward, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above