an owner of an unincorporated business enterprise a person enjoying exclusive right of ownership to some property
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pro•pri•e•tor /prəˈpraɪɪtɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the owner of a business establishment.
- a person who has the exclusive right or title to something;
an owner, as of real property.
pro•pri•e•tor
(prə prī′i tər),USA pronunciation n.
pro•pri•e•to•ri•al
(prə prī′i tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation adj.
pro•pri′e•to′ri•al•ly, adv.
pro•pri′e•tor•ship′, n.
- the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
- a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property.
- a group of proprietors;
proprietary.
- propriet(ary) + -or2 1630–40
pro•pri′e•tor•ship′, n.
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- Moreau
- Northcliffe
- Rothermere
- Thomson
- baleboste
- bistro
- bookseller
- count palatine
- hereditary
- ilk
- laird
- landowner
- lord
- multure
- newspaperman
- nominee
- owner
- peasant proprietor
- private hotel
- prop
- propr.
- proprietary
- publisher
- royalty
- squire
- unappropriated