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con⋅ces⋅sion⋅aire

[kuhn-sesh-uh-nair]
–noun
a person, group, or company to whom a concession has been granted, esp. to operate a subsidiary business or service: a popcorn concessionaire at a baseball park.
Also, con⋅ces⋅sion⋅er [kuhn-sesh-uh-ner] .


Origin:
1860–65; < F concessionnaire. See concession, -aire
con·ces·sion·aire   (kən-sěsh'ə-nâr')   
n.  The holder or operator of a concession.

[French concessionnaire, from concession, concession, from Latin concessiō; see concession.]

Concessionaire

Con*ces`sion*aire"\, Concessionnaire \Con`ces`sion`naire"\, n. [F. concessionnaire.] The beneficiary of a concession or grant.
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