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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business;
- Example: "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
[syn: owner, proprietor]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

proprietor
    n 1: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business;
         "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: owner,
         proprietor]