restaurateur
noun
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Restaurateur Has French Roots
Restaurateur and restaurant are French words from Latin restaurare, meaning "to restore." Of the two words, restaurant is more common—a fact that may have influenced the development of the variant spelling restauranteur for restaurateur. Some people consider restauranteur to be an error, but it is still on the menu as an acceptable word choice.
Examples of restaurateur in a Sentence
Alexandria Sands, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
More than 40 businesses from Spring Green and other area municipalities — farmers, retailers and restaurateurs — are now part of the organization, which offers wintertime cooking classes, and spring and summer events promoting its members.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
Jeff Ruby, the popular Cincinnati restaurateur, will be onstage to honor Mackey during the event, per a press release.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2024
Once the sole restaurant operator in the neighborhood, Rod has now become friendly with his restaurateur neighbors.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Restaurateur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurateur. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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