proprietor (redirected from Sole proprietor)

pro·pri·e·tor  (pr-pr-tr)

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.

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[Probably alteration of Middle English proprietarie; see proprietary.]

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pro·prie·tori·al (-tôr-l, -tr-) adj.

pro·prie·tori·al·ly adv.

pro·prie·tor·ship n.

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proprietor [prəˈpraɪətə]

n

1. (Business / Commerce) an owner of an unincorporated business enterprise

2. (Law) a person enjoying exclusive right of ownership to some property

3. (Historical Terms) US history a governor or body of governors of a proprietary colony

proprietorship  n

proprietorial  [prəˌpraɪəˈtɔːrɪəl] adj

proprietress , proprietrix fem n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

proprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" owner law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" bookseller - the proprietor of a bookstore businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) lease giver, lessor - someone who grants a lease letter - owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire patron - the proprietor of an inn proprietress - a woman proprietor newspaper publisher, publisher - the proprietor of a newspaper renter - an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person restauranter, restaurateur - the proprietor of a restaurant saloon keeper - the proprietor of a saloon timberman - an owner or manager of a company that is engaged in lumbering

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proprietor proprietress

noun owner, landowner, freeholder, possessor, titleholder, deed holder, landlord or landlady the proprietor of a local restaurant

Translations

proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] N [of shop, hotel etc] → dueño/a m/f; [of land] → propietario/a m/f

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proprietor [prəˈpraɪətə^r] n → propriétaire m/f

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proprietor

n (of pub, hotel, patent) → Inhaber(in) m(f); (of house, newspaper) → Besitzer(in) m(f)

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proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] n → proprietario/a

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proprietor

n proprietor [prəˈpraiətə]

an owner, especially of a shop, hotel etc. eienaar صاحِب، مالِك собственик majitel, -ka indehaver; ejer der/die Eigentümer(in) ιδιοκτήτης propietario; propietaria omanik صاحب omistaja propriétaire בְּעָלִים स्वामी, मालिक tulajdonos pemilik eigandi proprietario, titolare 所有者 소유자 savininkas īpašnieks; saimnieks tuan punya eigenaar eier, innehaver właściciel proprietário proprietar владелец, хозяин majiteľ, -ka lastnik vlasnik ägare, innehavare เจ้าของ mal sahibi 業主，老闆，經營者 власник; господар مالک دکان chủ sở hữu 业主，老板，经营者