Definitions
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
Word origin
Probably from proprietary + -or.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“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.”
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01“Business owner”10 letters
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