PROPRIETOR

owner, proprietor

(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

proprietor

An owner.

A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.

One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.

(history) One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.

Hypernyms

• entrepreneur

Coordinate terms

• partner

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*pri"e*tor, n. Etym: [For older proprietary: cf. F. propriétarie.]

Definition: One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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