/ Dictionary / Index S shipowner: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ship•own•er Pronunciation: (ship'ō"nur), [key] — n. a person who owns a ship or ships. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shipowner (Thesaurus) ship of war shippable Related Content Daily Word Quiz: portent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language