Proprietor

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  • noun. One who has legal title to something; an owner.
  • noun. One who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who has the legal right or exclusive title to something; an owner: as, the proprietor of a farm or of a mill.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An owner
  • noun. A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor
  • noun. One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner
  • noun. One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
    • Word Usage
    "There are many comfortable-looking large houses, generally built according to the customs of the country whereof the proprietor is a native."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    businessman  entrepreneur  man of affairs  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    bookseller  lease giver  lessor  letter  newspaper publisher  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    quieter  rioter  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    banker  baron  citizen  employer  farmer  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    beneficiary  cestui  cestui que trust  cestui que use  deedholder  
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