Meaning

4 senses
  1. An owner.

    Inhaber, Inhaberin, Besitzer

    владе́лецvladélec, владе́лицаvladélica, со́бственникsóbstvennik

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

    Alleininhaber, Einzelinhaber

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

    Mitinhaber

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

    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.

More definitions
  • (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The proprietor of the store worked at the head of his employees.

  2. The proprietor is coming tomorrow.

  3. Yanni is the proprietor of this Algerian restaurant.

  4. I am the proprietor of an apartment in Bejaia, Algeria.

  5. Tom is the proprietor of a bar on Park Street.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
owner:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
owner:
sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor:
one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner:

Origin

Probably from proprietary + -or.

Probably from proprietary + -or.

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Forms

plural: proprietors
Singularproprietor
Pluralproprietors

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business:owner

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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