proprietor (redirected from proprietorships)

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

Noun

an owner of a business establishment

proprietress fem n
proprietorial adj

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 or proprietress

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

Translations

proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] n → propietario/a, dueño/a

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proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] n → propriétaire m/f

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proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] n [of hotel, shop etc] → Inhaber(in) m(f) [of newspaper] → Besitzer(in) m(f)

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proprietor [prəˈpraɪətəʳ] n → proprietario/a