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- pronunciation:
- pr
praI
tr
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an owner, or group of owners, of a business enterprise, real property, or the like.
The proprietors of downtown businesses held a meeting to discuss their mutual concerns.- synonyms:
- owner, proprietary
- similar words:
- holder, innkeeper, keeper, laird, landlady, landlord, landowner, proprietress
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| definition 2: |
an owner of an exclusive legal right or title to something, as under a patent or trademark.
- synonyms:
- proprietary, titleholder
- similar words:
- holder, landowner, owner, proprietress
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| related words: |
employer |
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| derivation: |
proprietorship (n.) |
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