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Definition of proprietor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Learn the meaning of proprietor, a noun that refers to the owner of a business, especially a hotel, a shop, or a newspaper. Find out how to use it in different contexts and see related words and phrases.
Proprietor definition: the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.. See examples of PROPRIETOR used in a sentence.
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Learn the meaning of proprietor as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A proprietor is a person who has the legal right or exclusive title to something, or an owner of a colony.
5 days ago · Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word 'proprietor' in American and British English. Find synonyms, examples, and related terms for 'proprietor' in different contexts.
Someone who owns a business or a property is a proprietor. A bookstore proprietor might wish she became a librarian instead so the books would come back. The first part of proprietor sounds a lot like "property," and a proprietor is someone with ownership of property.
1. : the state or fact of being a proprietor : ownership. proprietorship of a medical product. proprietorship of a copyright. English proprietorship of Dunkirk was brief, because four years later King Charles II sold the port to France for ready cash—five million livres. Niger Calder. 2. : something (such as a business) owned by a proprietor.
