proprietor
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pro·pri·e·tor
(prə-prī′ĭ-tər)n.
1. One who has legal title to something; an owner.
2. One who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.
[Probably alteration of Middle English proprietarie; see proprietary.]
pro·pri′e·to′ri·al (-tôr′ē-əl) adj.
pro·pri′e·to′ri·al·ly adv.
pro·pri′e·tor·ship′ n.
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proprietor
(prəˈpraɪətə)n
1. (Commerce) an owner of an unincorporated business enterprise
2. (Law) a person enjoying exclusive right of ownership to some property
3. (Historical Terms) history US a governor or body of governors of a proprietary colony
proˈprietorship n
proprietorial adj
proˈprietress, proˈprietrix fem n
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pro•pri•e•tor
(prəˈpraɪ ɪ tər)n.
1. the owner of a business establishment.
2. a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property.
3. a proprietary of a colony in America.
pro•pri′e•tor•ship`, n.
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Noun | 1. | proprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" bookseller - the proprietor of a bookstore businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) lease giver, lessor - someone who grants a lease letter - owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire patron - the proprietor of an inn proprietress - a woman proprietor newspaper publisher, publisher - the proprietor of a newspaper renter - an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person restauranter, restaurateur - the proprietor of a restaurant saloon keeper - the proprietor of a saloon timberman - an owner or manager of a company that is engaged in lumbering |
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proprietor
proprietressnoun owner, landowner, freeholder, possessor, titleholder, deed holder, landlord or landlady the proprietor of a local restaurant
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Translations
صاحِب، مالِك
majitelvlastník-ka
ejerindehaver
omistajapartneri
eigandi
所有者所有者団体経営者
īpašniekssaimnieks
mal sahibi
proprietor
[prəˈpraɪətəʳ] N [of shop, hotel etc] → dueño/a m/f; [of land] → propietario/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[prəˈpraɪətəʳ] n → proprietario/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
proprietor
(prəˈpraiətə) – feminine proˈprietress – noun an owner, especially of a shop, hotel etc.
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