/ Dictionary / Index O owner-operator: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: own•er-op•er•a•tor Pronunciation: (ō'nur-op'u-rā"tur), [key] — n. a driver, esp. of a truck or taxicab, who owns and operates a vehicle used to earn a living. a person who both owns and operates a business. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. owner-occupied ownership Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language