amo

owner

el amo(ah-moh)

masculine noun

1. (proprietor)

a. owner

Phillip White es el amo de este edificio.

Phillip White is the owner of this building.

b. master (of an animal)

Jimmy es el amo de Fluffy.

Jimmy is Fluffy's master.

2. (employer of domestic worker)

a. employer (male)

Lupita le pidió un día libre a su amo por el cumpleaños de su hijo.

Lupita asked her employer for a day off for her son's birthday.

b. master (archaic)

La criada fue al cuarto del amo para darle una carta.

The maid went to the master's room to give him a letter.

3. (business owner)

a. boss

Mi amo en la fábrica me dio un aguinaldo.

My boss at the factory gave me a Christmas bonus.