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[ pruh-prahy-i-ter ] / prəˈpraɪ ɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR proprietor ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe 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. Origin of proprietorFirst recorded in 1630–40; propriet(ary) + -or2 OTHER WORDS FROM proprietorpro·pri·e·to·ri·al [pruh-prahy-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /prəˌpraɪ ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectivepro·pri·e·to·ri·al·ly, adverbpro·pri·e·tor·ship, nounnon·pro·pri·e·tor, nounWords nearby proprietorproprietary, proprietary colony, proprietary hospital, proprietary medicine, proprietary name, proprietor, proprietress, proprietrix, propriety, proprio-, proprioception Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for proprietorHe was the proprietor of a grimy chicken joint in Rochester, New York. The Loser Who Wanted to Be the ISIS Agent Next Door|Michael Daly|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Seyed, the proprietor, tells us that there is always a way to keep the police quiet. Tehran’s Underground Speakeasies|IranWire|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Once I was pregnant, I embraced my own femininity and settled into my role as decision maker and proprietor. Yes, Women Can Make Great Wine|Jordan Salcito|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the spring of 2012, Don Sammons, the sole resident and proprietor of Buford, decided it was time to sell the 147-year-old town. America’s Tiniest Town Is Sold And Renamed PhinDeli Town Buford, Wyoming|Nina Strochlic|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In recent years, Loeb, founder and proprietor of Third Point has gone and acquired stakes in companies like Yahoo! Activist Investor Dan Loeb Tagets Auction House Sotheby’s|William O’Connor|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST You said that you were the proprietor of the chemical company in town. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields|Lieut. Howard Payson Apparently satisfied with his scrutiny, Kennedy got up to go, complimenting the proprietor on his wine. The Silent Bullet|Arthur B. Reeve The cries and shouts of the Indians, as they searched about for the proprietor, reached our ears. On the Banks of the Amazon|W.H.G. Kingston "We does a roaring trade yere," said Pickles, looking around him with the air of a proprietor well satisfied with his property. Sue, A Little Heroine|L. T. Meade The proprietor, tenant or occupier who permits a place to be used for an infringing performance shall be deemed an infringer. Copyright: Its History and Its Law|Richard Rogers Bowker
British Dictionary definitions for proprietor
nounan owner of an unincorporated business enterprise a person enjoying exclusive right of ownership to some property US history a governor or body of governors of a proprietary colony Derived forms of proprietorproprietorship, nounproprietorial (prəˌpraɪəˈtɔːrɪəl), adjectiveproprietress or proprietrix, fem nCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to proprietorowner, holder, possessor, proprietary, freeholder, front office, meal ticket, titleholder |