'Proprietor' definitions:
Definition of 'proprietor'
(from WordNet)
noun
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: owner, proprietor]
Definition of 'Proprietor'
From: GCIDE
- Proprietor \Pro*pri"e*tor\, n. [For older proprietary: cf. F. propri['e]tarie.] One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proprietor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beneficiary,
- cestui,
- cestui que trust,
- cestui que use,
- deedholder,
- feoffee,
- feudatory,
- holder,
- householder,
- innkeeper,
- laird,
- landholder,
- landlady,
- landlord,
- landowner,
- licensee,
- lord,
- manager,
- master,
- mesne,
- mesne lord,
- mistress,
- owner,
- partner,
- possessor,
- property owner,
- proprietary,
- proprietress,
- proprietrix,
- publican,
- rentier,
- squire,
- titleholder