restaurateur

[ res-ter-uh-tur; French res-taw-ra-tœr ]

noun,plural res·tau·ra·teurs [res-ter-uh-turz; French res-taw-ra-tœr]. /ˌrɛs tər əˈtɜrz; French rɛs tɔ raˈtœr/.
  1. the owner or manager of a restaurant.

Origin of restaurateur

1
1790–1800; <French; Middle French: restorer <Late Latin restaurātor, equivalent to Latin restaurā(re) to restore + -tor-tor
  • Sometimes res·tau·ran·teur [res-ter-uhn-tur, ‐tuh-rahn-, ‐trahn-] /ˌrɛs tər ənˈtɜr, ‐tə rɑn-, ‐trɑn-/ .

usage note For restaurateur

The English word restaurateur , borrowed from French, still exists in modern French in the same form and with the same meaning. The variant spelling restauranteur , influenced by the more familiar English word restaurant , is gaining some currency, but has traditionally been considered erroneous.

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British Dictionary definitions for restaurateur

restaurateur

/ (ˌrɛstərəˈtɜː) /


noun
  1. a person who owns or runs a restaurant

Origin of restaurateur

1
C18: via French from Late Latin restaurātor one who restores, from Latin restaurāre to restore

usage For restaurateur

Although the spelling restauranteur occurs frequently, it is a misspelling and should be avoided

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