as in owner
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership the proprietor of a used-car dealership

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Recent Examples on the Web The collection, which was originally accumulated between 1893 and 1910 by hotel proprietor, Ludvig Emil Andersen, features 42 figureheads and carved ornaments all hand-carved from solid mahogany. Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 The famed French eatery, a one-time haunt of everyone from Grace Kelly and Jackie O to Truman Capote and Orson Welles, has now changed hands and reintroduced itself this summer under proprietors and Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson of Frenchette and Le Rock. Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024 One person said the plans were discussed at the highest level of the Standard and in consultation with Lord Lebedev, the newspaper’s proprietor. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024 The show chronicles Barnum's fascinating life story, charting his rise to fame as a circus proprietor and disastrous attempt to move into politics. Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for proprietor 

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“Proprietor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprietor. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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