proprietor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/
Etymology
Probably from proprietary + -or.
Meanings
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An owner.
The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. That is a very American position. British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins.
2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:Here the proprietor has had the good sense of holding on to the good old fashion of giving his customers their moneyworth of good wines and liquors.
1879, Chas. McArmor, The New Handbook of Vienna […] , 2nd edition, Otto Maass, page 106:
- A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.
- One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| proprietors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
coproprietor · Lord proprietor · sole proprietor · nonproprietor · proprietress · proprietorship · proprietorial · proprietrix
Hypernyms
Relateds
appropriate · property · corporation · proper
Translations (80)
scn cumpari (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · de Besitzer (owner) · de Besitzerin (owner) · scn patruni (owner) · ja 経営者 (owner) · bg едноличен търговец (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · pdt Ieejendeema (owner) · hy տեր (owner) · mk стопан (owner) · de Eigentümer (owner) · mi rangatira (owner) · de Alleininhaber (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · hu tulajdonos (owner) · bg притежател (owner) · scn prupitariu (owner) · cmn 所有者 (owner) · da indehaver (owner) · bg съсобственик (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · scn patruni 'i casa (owner) · nn eigar (owner) · cmn 業主 /业主 (owner) · bn মালিক (owner) · da ejer (owner) · es propietario (owner) · el ιδιοκτήτης (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · xal эзн (owner) · pl właścicielka (owner) · ckb خاوەن (owner) · pt proprietário (owner) · bg сътрудник (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · ja 経営者 (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · ja 所有者 (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · nl bezitter (owner) · sv delägare (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · fr propriétaire (owner) · nb eier (owner) · el ιδιοκτήτης (owner) · nl partner (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · ro proprietar (owner) · pl właścicielka wyłączna (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · cs majitel (owner) · kk иеленуші (owner) · gv shellooder (owner) · pl właściciel wyłączny (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · de Inhaber (owner) · ga úinéir (owner) · ms pemilik (owner) · nl mede-eigenaar (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · sv ägare (owner) · sl lastnik (owner) · pl właściciel (owner) · fi omistaja (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · ru владе́лица (owner) · de Einzelinhaber (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · cs vlastník (owner) · ja 所有者 (owner) · pl współwłaściciel (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · de Inhaberin (owner) · bg со́бственик (owner) · pt dono (owner) · nn innehavar (owner) · pl posiadacz (owner) · nb innehaver (owner) · fi omistaja (owner) · pl posiadaczka (owner) · it proprietario (owner) · de Mitinhaber (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · fi omistaja (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · pl współwłaścicielka (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · ja 所有者団体 (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · mk со́пственик (owner) · scn principali (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · ang āgendfrēa (owner) · ota صاحب (owner) · ru со́бственница (owner) · ja 所有者 (sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called sole proprietor) · nl eigenaar (owner) · ru владе́лец (owner) · fi partneri (one of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner) · ru со́бственник (owner)