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proprietor

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pro⋅pri⋅e⋅tor

  [pruh-prahy-i-ter]
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–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.
Origin:
1630–40; propriet(ary) + -or 2

Related forms:
pro⋅pri⋅e⋅to⋅ri⋅al  [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.  

  1. One who has legal title to something; an owner.

  2. One who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.


[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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Word Origin & History

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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Financial Dictionary

proprietor

The owner of a one-person business.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

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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