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‖ concessionaire, -onnaire|kɔ̃sesjɔnɛr, kənsɛʃəˈnɛə(r)|
[F. concessionnaire, f. concession + -aire repr. L. -ārius, Eng. -ary.]
a. A person who has obtained a concession, grant, or privilege.
1862Sat. Rev. XIV. 2/2 Yesterday it was the Southern railways that were pounced upon by French concessionaires. 1884Contemp. Rev. Mar. 405 The concessionaire was to receive a certain amount for every Kilometre completed.
b. A company which has obtained a concession or privilege in the matter of trading rights. Also attrib.
1901Daily News 18 Feb. 5/6 Imagine a great city letting out its lines of communication to concessionnaire contractors with dividends to make. 1905Westm. Gaz. 10 Oct. 3/1 The profits of the so-called ‘concessionnaire’ societies were gigantic... Congo rubber was on everyone's lips. 1909Ibid. 22 Mar. 10/2 The Normal Powder Company are the concessionaires of the shot-gun. 1930Times 21 Mar. 12/4 Four of their models of chassis..are being exhibited by Messrs. Pass and Joyce, who are the sole concessionnaires. 1931H. G. Wells Work, Wealth & Happiness Mankind (1932) vii. 275 The concessionaire companies considered themselves entitled..to sole possession of all the rubber. 1962Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 140/2 The Ford Taunus guarantee, which is issued by the British concessionaire, Lincoln Cars Ltd. 1970New Yorker 3 Oct. 127/1 He saw no need to squander diplomacy on concessionaires. |