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concessionaire en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛɹ/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French concessionnaire.

Meanings

1. One who holds a concession or a right granted (for example, by the government) to conduct a certain business.
   • 1920, Frederick Spencer Hamilton, The Days Before Yesterday From 1830 to 1871 there were public gaming-tables in Heligoland, and the Concessionaire paid such a high price for his permit that the colonial finances were in the most flourishing condition.
   • And then came others, possessing weaponry and a sophisticated support before which tribes in dense jungles had no recourse: European concessionaires and feckless traders, brutish exploiters and enslavers. 2009 March 30, Edward Rothstein, “Casting a Sliver of Light on the Heart of Darkness”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2020:
2. Someone who runs a concessions stand typically selling food and drinks.

Forms

Synonyms

concessioner · concessionary