proprietor

Definition

An owner.

Etymology

Probably from proprietary + -or.

Example Sentences

• "Here the proprietor has had the good sense of holding on to the good old fashion of giving his customers their moneyworth of good wines and liquors."
• "The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. That is a very American position. British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins."
• "From 10 September 1621 till 12 June 1632, Sir William Alexander, styled Earl of Stirling and Viscount of Canada, was proprietor of the Scottish colony Nova Scotia."

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