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Proprietor

Proprietor Meaning & Definition
Proprietor Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Proprietor?

[n] someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Proprietor: owner

Related Terms | Find terms related to Proprietor:

See Also | bookseller | businessman | lease giver | lessor | letter | man of affairs | newspaper publisher | patron | proprietress | publisher | renter | restauranter | restaurateur | saloon keeper | timberman

Proprietor In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*pri"e*tor\, n. [For older proprietary: cf. F. propri['e]tarie.] 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.

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