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proprietor
[ pruh-prahy-i-ter ]
noun
- the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
- a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property.
- a group of proprietors; proprietary.
proprietor
/ prəˌpraɪəˈtɔːrɪəl; prəˈpraɪətə /
noun
- an owner of an unincorporated business enterprise
- a person enjoying exclusive right of ownership to some property
- history a governor or body of governors of a proprietary colony
Derived Forms
- proprietorial, adjective
- ˈٰ, noun:feminine
- ˈٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ···ٴ·· [pr, uh, -prahy-i-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
- ·e·ٴ۾·· adverb
- ··ٴǰ· noun
- ԴDzp··ٴǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of proprietor1
Example Sentences
Now proprietors are going after adults with concepts like Holey Moley and Punch Bowl Social, which combines eating and drinking with nostalgic amusements such as billiards, bowling, darts and arcade games.
The cafe has been fined £18,000 and its proprietor given 100 hours of community service after admitting six criminal charges related to the Food Safety Act.
Insurers for Bryn Alyn children's homes in Wrexham, where at least 19 pupils were abused by proprietor John Allen, claimed they were not liable because the school policy did not cover criminal acts.
This is the default business structure — so if you don’t set up a separate LLC or corporation, you’ll automatically operate as a sole proprietor.
But, in the words of Lisa Vanderpump, the proprietor of SUR, “in the restaurant business, one shift always gives way to another.”
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