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    proprietor
    /prəˈprʌɪətə/

    noun

    • 1. the owner of a business, or a holder of property: "Chinese restaurant proprietors"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROPRIETOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A proprietor is a person who owns and usually manages a business, especially a hotel, a shop, or a company that publishes newspapers. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and its usage in different contexts with Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › proprietorProprietor Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A proprietor is a person who has the legal right or exclusive title to something, such as a store or a colony. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and phrases of proprietor from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › proprietorPROPRIETOR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    A proprietor is the owner of a business, a hotel, or some property. Learn the origin, history, and usage of the word proprietor with examples from various sources.

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  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › proprietorProprietor - definition of proprietor by The Free Dictionary

    A proprietor is a person who owns or manages a business or property. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of the word proprietor in different languages and dictionaries.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROPRIETOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A proprietor is the person who owns or has exclusive right to some property or business. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of proprietor in different contexts.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › proprietorProprietor - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Someone who owns a business or a property is a proprietor. A bookstore proprietor might wish she became a librarian instead so the books would come back. The first part of proprietor sounds a lot like "property," and a proprietor is someone with ownership of property.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › proprietorproprietor noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of proprietor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.