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# proprietor

noun (a proprietor, proprietors)

«proprietor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) The owner of a business, such as a shop, hotel, restaurant or newspaper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/#m1)
2. An owner of property. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/#m2)

### In the lessons

On shop signs and in stories: «J. Smith, Proprietor». In everyday speech people say «owner». In maths business problems the proprietor buys and sells items, works out profit and pays staff. Phrases: «the proprietor of», «sole proprietor».

### Examples

- The proprietor of the café gave us free cookies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/#x1)
- Ask the proprietor if we can leave our bikes here. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/#x2)
- The hotel proprietor greeted the guests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/#x3)
- The sign said «Mrs Patel, Proprietor». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/#x4)
- The proprietor buys apples at 20p and sells them at 35p. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/#x5)
- The shop's proprietor closed early on Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/#x6)
- He had all his company with him in a large box, for he was the proprietor of a puppet-show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/#x7)

### Note

Countable: proprietors. Formal; everyday word: owner. Related: property, proprietary. Spelling: pro-PRI-e-tor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «proprietor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proprietor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«proprietor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/proprietor.html) on Mova free.