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noun
- 1. the owner of a business, or a holder of property: "Chinese restaurant proprietors"
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PROPRIETOR definition: 1. a person who owns a particular type of business, especially a hotel, a shop, or a company that…. Learn more.
Proprietor definition: the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.. See examples of PROPRIETOR used in a sentence.
: a person who has the legal right or exclusive title to something : owner. b. : one having an interest (such as control or present use) less than absolute and exclusive right. Synonyms. holder. owner. possessor. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of proprietor in a Sentence.
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.
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. [1630–40; propriet ( ary) + -or 2] pro•pri′e•tor•ship`, n.
The proprietor of a hotel, shop, newspaper, or other business is the person who owns it. [formal] ...the proprietor of a local restaurant. [ + of] He was the sole proprietor with total management control.
Definition of proprietor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. proprietors. A person who has a legal title or exclusive right to some property; owner. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The owner of a proprietary colony. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. One who owns and operates a business establishment. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
PROPRIETOR meaning: the owner of a business such as a hotel, shop, newspaper, etc. Learn more.
proprietor meaning, definition, what is proprietor: an owner of a business: Learn more.
