businessowner
nounUK /ˈbɪznəsˌəʊnə/
US /ˈbɪznəsˌoʊnər/
A person who owns and runs their own company.
The businessowner opened a small bakery on Main Street.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Someone who takes the financial risk of starting a company.
As a businessowner, she invested her savings into the new store.
3. A person who employs others in their own firm.
The businessowner hired five new workers this spring.
4. The legal holder of a commercial enterprise.
The businessowner signed the lease for the office space.