Proprietor
noun
A person who owns a business or property.
He is the proprietor of the local bakery.
Often appears as...
- sole proprietor
- business proprietor
noun
A person given the legal right to manage and benefit from the estates, businesses, etc. for benefit of another.
As proprietor, he is responsible for maintaining the building.
Often appears as...
- estate proprietor
- legal proprietor
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Formal
Technical
noun
A person who owns a business or property.
He is the proprietor of the local bakery.
Often appears as...
- sole proprietor
- business proprietor
noun
A person given the legal right to manage and benefit from the estates, businesses, etc. for benefit of another.
As proprietor, he is responsible for maintaining the building.
Often appears as...
- estate proprietor
- legal proprietor
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Business Owner
Used to indicate ownership of a small or independent business, not typically a large corporation.
After retiring, my uncle became the proprietor of a small bookstore.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Identity
In small towns, being a proprietor often associates a person's identity closely with their business.
The village knows Mrs. Smith as the proprietor of the only florist in town.
Pro Tip 3/3Not an Employee
Remember, a proprietor is always an owner, never an employee of the business.
He started as a chef but now is the proud proprietor of his own restaurant.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Owner
Used to indicate ownership of a small or independent business, not typically a large corporation.
After retiring, my uncle became the proprietor of a small bookstore.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Identity
In small towns, being a proprietor often associates a person's identity closely with their business.
The village knows Mrs. Smith as the proprietor of the only florist in town.
Pro Tip 3/3Not an Employee
Remember, a proprietor is always an owner, never an employee of the business.
He started as a chef but now is the proud proprietor of his own restaurant.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Owner
Used to indicate ownership of a small or independent business, not typically a large corporation.
After retiring, my uncle became the proprietor of a small bookstore.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Identity
In small towns, being a proprietor often associates a person's identity closely with their business.
The village knows Mrs. Smith as the proprietor of the only florist in town.
Pro Tip 3/3Not an Employee
Remember, a proprietor is always an owner, never an employee of the business.
He started as a chef but now is the proud proprietor of his own restaurant.
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they were simulating what would actually happen under different scenarios if the wealth actually wasn't reinvested back into production to make that land more productive and was actually being siphoned out in different ways, or even if the proprietors were getting too much.
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with culture a culture of success begins with defining what culture is cultures the beliefs and priorities that drive the thoughts and actions of the people at the school and the school administrator is the proprietor the
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surgery as kavik River Camp sole proprietor her absence is left this site uninhabited and unprotected I have to visually check everything behind any corner any trailer it's the things you
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What is economic value,...
they were simulating what would actually happen under different scenarios if the wealth actually wasn't reinvested back into production to make that land more productive and was actually being siphoned out in different ways, or even if the proprietors were getting too much.
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Building a culture of...
with culture a culture of success begins with defining what culture is cultures the beliefs and priorities that drive the thoughts and actions of the people at the school and the school administrator is the proprietor the
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Back to Camp PIPE Life...
surgery as kavik River Camp sole proprietor her absence is left this site uninhabited and unprotected I have to visually check everything behind any corner any trailer it's the things you
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
On one occasion, I accompanied my father to Pinares de Mayari. I was eight or nine years old. How he enjoyed talking when he left the house in Biran! There he was the proprietor of the land where sugar cane, pasture, and other agricultural crops were planted.
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Don McCullin
British Photographer
I think media has lost its way. We must recognize that the proprietors of these organizations have put on a form of censorship. Basically, they're more interested in celebrity, narcissism, rich people, good-looking people, and successful sportsmen.
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Whit Stillman
American Director
Happy is the small business that can hire additional employees besides the proprietor; rare is the indie-film enterprise that can be happy in this way. The norm is an unpaid principal with no employees between productions.
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Marquis de Lafayette
French Revolutionary
In America there are none poor, and none even that can be called peasants. Each citizen has some property, and all citizens have the same rights as the richest individual, or landed proprietor, in the country.
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Azzedine Alaia
Tunisian Designer
I want to create a foundation, like a maison, in my home in the Marais. I am going to leave everything there. I am only passing through. I'm not a proprietor of anything, even if I have homes and things.
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Robert Fortune
Scottish Scientist
There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries.
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Fred Armisen
American Comedian
Chalkboards being used inside the restaurant seem to be a good sign that the proprietors are proud of their food, and that's kind of nice, actually - it's a nice personal touch.
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John Sulston
British Scientist
Title deeds establish and protect ownership of our houses, while security of property is as important to the proprietors of Tesco and Sainsbury's as it is to their customers.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Every man should be the intellectual proprietor of himself, honest with himself, and intellectually hospitable; and upon every brain, reason should be enthroned as king.
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Vanessa Redgrave
English Actress
You can get numbed. People can get hardened. It's not their fault; they just get hardened. News media get hardened. Proprietors get even harder.
Quote examples
Fidel Castro
Statesman
On one occasion, I accompanied my father to Pinares de Mayari. I was eight or nine years old. How he enjoyed talking when he left the house in Biran! There he was the proprietor of the land where sugar cane, pasture, and other agricultural crops were planted.
Quote examples
Don McCullin
British Photographer
I think media has lost its way. We must recognize that the proprietors of these organizations have put on a form of censorship. Basically, they're more interested in celebrity, narcissism, rich people, good-looking people, and successful sportsmen.
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Whit Stillman
American Director
Happy is the small business that can hire additional employees besides the proprietor; rare is the indie-film enterprise that can be happy in this way. The norm is an unpaid principal with no employees between productions.
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Marquis de Lafayette
French Revolutionary
In America there are none poor, and none even that can be called peasants. Each citizen has some property, and all citizens have the same rights as the richest individual, or landed proprietor, in the country.
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Azzedine Alaia
Tunisian Designer
I want to create a foundation, like a maison, in my home in the Marais. I am going to leave everything there. I am only passing through. I'm not a proprietor of anything, even if I have homes and things.
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Robert Fortune
Scottish Scientist
There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries.
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Fred Armisen
American Comedian
Chalkboards being used inside the restaurant seem to be a good sign that the proprietors are proud of their food, and that's kind of nice, actually - it's a nice personal touch.
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John Sulston
British Scientist
Title deeds establish and protect ownership of our houses, while security of property is as important to the proprietors of Tesco and Sainsbury's as it is to their customers.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Every man should be the intellectual proprietor of himself, honest with himself, and intellectually hospitable; and upon every brain, reason should be enthroned as king.
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Vanessa Redgrave
English Actress
You can get numbed. People can get hardened. It's not their fault; they just get hardened. News media get hardened. Proprietors get even harder.
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