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proprietor
(redirected from proprietorially)

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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.

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

pro·prie·tori·al (-tôr-l, -tr-) adj.
pro·prie·tori·al·ly adv.
pro·prie·tor·ship n.

proprietor
Noun
an owner of a business establishment
proprietress fem n
proprietorial adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.proprietorproprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
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

proprietor or proprietress
noun owner, landowner, freeholder, possessor, titleholder, deed holder, landlord or landlady
Translations

proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] npropietario/a, dueño/a
proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] npropriétaire m/f
proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] n [of hotel, shop etc] → Inhaber(in) m(f) [of newspaper] → Besitzer(in) m(f)
proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] nproprietario/a

proprietor
n proprietor [prəˈpraiətə]
an owner, especially of a shop, hotel etc. eienaarصاحِب، مالِكсобственикmajitel, -kaindehaver; ejerder/die Eigentümer(in)ιδιοκτήτηςpropietario; propietariaomanikصاحبomistajapropriétaireבְּעָלִיםस्वामी, मालिकtulajdonospemilikeigandiproprietario, titolare所有者소유자savininkasīpašnieks; saimniekstuan punyaeigenaareier, innehaverwłaścicielproprietárioproprietarвладелец, хозяинmajiteľ, -kalastnikvlasnikägare, innehavareเจ้าของmal sahibi業主,老闆,經營者власник; господарمالک دکانchủ sở hữu

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