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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