owner-operator

noun

Someone who both owns and operates a piece of equipment, especially a semi-trailer truck (articulated lorry). They are a contractor; they may be a commercial carrier, but most often they provide capacity (trucks and drivers, with or without trailers or chassis) to either commercial or private carriers as a subcontractor.

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Meanings

nounowner-operator (plural owner-operators)

plural owner-operators

  1. Someone who both owns and operates a piece of equipment, especially a semi-trailer truck (articulated lorry). They are a contractor; they may be a commercial carrier, but most often they provide capacity (trucks and drivers, with or without trailers or chassis) to either commercial or private carriers as a subcontractor.
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APA

owner-operator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owner-operator

MLA

“owner-operator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owner-operator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “owner-operator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owner-operator.

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