different between owner vs joyride

English

Etymology

own +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?n?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???n?/
• Rhymes: -??n?(?)
• Hyphenation: own?er

Noun

owner (plural owners)

1. One who owns something.

   The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.

   • 2012, Sherri Lackey, The Vrykolakas Deviation (page 117)

     Sometimes the sound was close, as the owner of the voice was wandering just on the outside walls of his living quarters.

2. (nautical, slang) The captain of a ship.

Synonyms

• (one who owns): possessor, proprietor (of a business, etc)

Derived terms

Related terms

• own

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (?n?)

Translations

Anagrams

• Rowen, rewon, rowen, worne

English

Alternative forms

• joy ride

Etymology

joy +? ride

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?d?????a?d/
• Hyphenation: joy?ride

Noun

joyride (plural joyrides)

1. An instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner, especially a vehicle which has been taken without the permission of the owner.
2. (dated) A ride taken for enjoyment.

Translations

Verb

joyride (third-person singular simple present joyrides, present participle joyriding, simple past joyrode, past participle joyridden)

1. To take a joyride.

Translations

Related terms

• joyrider
• joyriding