Proprietor

Pronunciation: /prəˈpraɪətər/

Proprietor (noun)

  1. A person who owns a business or property.
  2. Someone who has legal rights to a piece of land or property.

Examples

  • The proprietor of the café decided to expand the menu.
  • The proprietor of the land plans to develop it into a park.

Common collocations: business proprietor, small business owner, land proprietor, property owner

Synonyms of Proprietor

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Proprietor

  • — A tenant is someone who rents property from a proprietor.
  • — An employee works for a proprietor but does not own the business.