concessionaire

[ kuhn-sesh-uh-nair ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person, group, or company to whom a concession has been granted, especially to operate a subsidiary business or service:
a popcorn concessionaire at a baseball park.

concessionaire

/ kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛə; kənˈsɛʃənə /

From the French word concessionnaire, dating back to 1860–65. See concession, -aire

The concessionaire and the contractor are the modern representatives of ghouls and vampires of old-world romance.

Often the concessionaire himself is chief magistrate of his kingdom by law.

In the regions of fancy Macedoine was an incomparable inspiration; in business I preferred the unimaginative concessionaire.

Jealousy of the foreign concessionaire—who flourished so markedly under the Diaz regimen—is a further element in disorder.

The stands were empty, and not a person—tourist or concessionaire—was in sight.

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