proprietor+(noun)

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• proprietor — ► NOUN (fem. proprietress) 1) the owner of a business. 2) a holder of property …   English terms dictionary

• proprietor — pro·pri·e·tor /prə prī ə tər/ n: one who has legal right or exclusive title to something: owner; also: one (as a lessee) having an interest (as control or present use) less than absolute or exclusive right Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …   Law dictionary

• proprietor — noun /pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/ a) An owner From 10 September 1621 till 12 June 1632, Sir William Alexander, styled Earl of Stirling and Viscount of Canada, was proprietor of the Scottish colony Nova Scotia b) A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also… …   Wiktionary

• proprietor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hotel, newspaper, restaurant ▪ landed ▪ sole ▪ He is now sole proprietor of the business …   Collocations dictionary

• proprietor — noun (C) formal an owner of a business: Echenard was proprietor of the famous Hotel du Louvre. proprietorial adjective proprietorially adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• proprietor — noun Etymology: alteration of 1proprietary Date: 1637 1. one granted ownership of a colony (as one of the original American colonies) and full prerogatives of establishing a government and distributing land 2. a. a person who has the legal right… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• proprietor — noun (fem. proprietress) 1》 the owner of a business. 2》 a holder of property. Derivatives proprietorship noun …   English new terms dictionary

• proprietor, proprietress — ▶ noun OWNER, possessor, holder, master/mistress; landowner, landlord/landlady; innkeeper, hotel keeper, hotelier, shopkeeper; Brit. publican …   Useful english dictionary

• proprietor — In relation to excise goods this term includes the owner, importer, exporter, shipper, or other person owning or being beneficially interested in the goods. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * proprietor pro‧pri‧e‧tor [prəˈpraɪətə ǁ ər]… …   Financial and business terms

• proprietor — UK [prəˈpraɪətə(r)] / US [prəˈpraɪətər] noun [countable] Word forms proprietor : singular proprietor plural proprietors formal someone who owns a business a hotel proprietor …   English dictionary

• peasant proprietor — noun : a peasant who owns the soil he cultivates * * * peasant proprietorship. a peasant who owns land, esp. the land he or she tills. [1785 95] * * * peasant proprietor noun A peasant who owns and works his or her own farm • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary