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Definition of Proprietor - 6 dictionary results
pro⋅pri⋅e⋅tor
[pruh-prahy-i-ter] 
–noun
| 1. | the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc. |
| 2. | a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property. |
| 3. | a group of proprietors; proprietary. |
Related forms:
pro⋅pri⋅e⋅to⋅ri⋅al [pruh-prahy-i-tawr-ee-uh
l, -tohr-] , adjective
[pruh-prahy-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective pro⋅pri⋅e⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
pro⋅pri⋅e⋅tor⋅ship, noun
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| pro·pri·e·tor (prə-prī'ĭ-tər) n.
[Probably alteration of Middle English proprietarie; see proprietary.] pro·pri'e·to'ri·al (-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj., pro·pri'e·to'ri·al·ly adv., pro·pri'e·tor·ship' n. |
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Proprietor
Pro*pri"e*tor\, n. [For older proprietary: cf. F. propri['e]tarie.] One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Proprietor
Spanish:
propietario; propietaria,
German:
der, *die Eigentümer(in),
Japanese:
所有者
proprietor
1639, "owner, by royal grant, of an American colony," probably from proprietary (n.) in sense "property owner" (1473, see proprietary). In general sense of "one who holds something as property" it is attested from 1645.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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proprietor
- The owner of a one-person business.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: pro·pri·e·tor
Pronunciation: pr&-'prI-&-t&r
Function: noun
: one who has legal right or exclusive title to something : OWNER; also : one (as a lessee) having an interest (as control or present use) less than absolute or exclusive right
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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