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There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries.
Robert Fortune

Meaning of "proprietor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPRIETOR

proprietor  [prəˈpraɪətə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPRIETOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proprietor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROPRIETOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of proprietor in the English dictionary

The first definition of proprietor in the dictionary is an owner of an unincorporated business enterprise. Other definition of proprietor is a person enjoying exclusive right of ownership to some property. Proprietor is also a governor or body of governors of a proprietary colony.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPRIETOR


amateur
ˈæmətə
amphitheatre
ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə
anata
ˈænətə
automata
ɔːˈtɒmətə
comforter
ˈkʌmfətə
comparator
kəmˈpærətə
coproprietor
ˌkəʊprəˈpraɪətə
dieter
ˈdaɪətə
Galata
ˈɡælətə
kurta
ˈkʊətə
Mahabharata
məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətə
nonrioter
ˌnɒnˈraɪətə
physiolater
ˌfɪzɪˈɒɪətə
predator
ˈprɛdətə
preparator
prɪˈpærətə
psychiater
saɪˈkaɪətə
rioter
ˈraɪətə
senator
ˈsɛnətə
theater
ˈθɪətə
theatre
ˈθɪətə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPRIETOR

propretor
proprietaries
proprietarily
proprietary
proprietary brand
proprietary colony
proprietary medicine
proprietary name
proprietary rights
proprieties
proprietorial
proprietorially
proprietorship
proprietress
proprietrix
propriety
proprioception
proprioceptive
proprioceptor
proprium

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPRIETOR

barretor
fetor
foetor
garage proprietor
nonsecretor
praetor
pretor
propraetor
propretor
rhetor
secretor
sole proprietor

Synonyms and antonyms of proprietor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROPRIETOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «proprietor» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of proprietor

Translation of «proprietor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPRIETOR

Find out the translation of proprietor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proprietor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proprietor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

业主
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

propietario
570 millions of speakers

English

proprietor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मालिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مالك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

собственник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proprietário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মালিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

propriétaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tuan punya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inhaber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

所有者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소유주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proprietor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủ sở hữu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உரிமையாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मालक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mal sahibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

proprietario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

właściciel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

власник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proprietar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικαιούχος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eienaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

innehavaren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innehaveren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proprietor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPRIETOR»

The term «proprietor» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.556 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPRIETOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «proprietor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «proprietor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proprietor

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QUOTES WITH «PROPRIETOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proprietor.
1
Robert Fortune
There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPRIETOR»

Discover the use of proprietor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proprietor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soul Proprietor: 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur
A primer on the daily lessons that business ownership teaches, this book explores how to maintain a balanced and joyful life while striking out on an entrepreneurial mission.
Jane Pollak, 2001
2
Surprisingly Simple: Independent Contractor, Sole ...
Find all of the following, explained in plain-English with no legal jargon: Business Taxation 101: A brief primer on tax topics in general, especially as they apply to businesses.
Mike Piper, 2007
3
The proprietor: the screenplay and story behind the film
Presents the screenplay of the film "The Proprieter," the story of an aging writer coming to terms with a changing world, and describes the creative and practical processes involved with the writing, filming, and producing of the film
Ismail Merchant, 1996
4
A Russian Proprietor and Other Stories
under the loft, and was wiping away her tears with the sleeves of her shirt, the young proprietor began to comprehend what was meant for the peasant and his wife by the dilapidated little hut, the crumbling well with the filthy pool, the decaying ...
Leo Tolstoy, Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, 2010
5
Classified index of occupations: Fifteenth census of the ...
Baker and confectioner, (proprietor) (E) Bottler, own business or shop (E) Brewer, (proprietor) (E) Builder, furnaces (heating) (E) Builder, heaters and ranges (E) Clothing contractor, (E) Coat contractor, (E) Coat furnisher, (manufacturer) ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, Alba M. Edwards, Leon Edgar Truesdell, 1930
6
Census of Population 1960: Alphabetical Index of Occupations ...
736 R Proprietor Apartment house . . .736 262 Proprietor Art studio 898 0l4 Proprietor Barbershop 838 8l4 Proprietor Beauty shop 838 843 Proprietor Blacksmith shop... 809 402 Proprietor Boarding house . . . .826 82l Proprietor Bootblack ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1960
7
Journeyman Barber, Hairdresser, Cosmetologist and Proprietor
been members of Local No. 23, and how much they regretted having to take out retiring cards. ' E. E. Limbaugh made a fine talk on better service and how much he regretted to see the barber of today underpaid like he is. He urged that we ...
‎1922
8
Expostulatory Letter to George Washington ... on his ...
Edward RUSHTON (Bookseller, Liverpool.) a paradise would be disgusting, and with which the most savage region is not without its Charms; that you, I say, should continue to be a slave-holder, a proprietor of human flesh and blood, creates ...
Edward RUSHTON (Bookseller, Liverpool.), 1797
9
A Russian Proprietor and Other Stories
Count Leo Tolstoy. words of others, but by the evidence of his own eyes, had long known the extreme depth of poverty into which his peasantry had sunken : but the entire reality was in such perfect contrast to his own bringing-up, the turn of ...
Count Leo Tolstoy, 2010
10
My Years at the Gotham Book Mart with Frances Steloff, ...
My Years at The Gotham Book Mart with Frances Steloff, Proprietor Recollections about The Pantheon of Writers and Artists Who Passed Through Her Store and How I Became a Bookman Matthew Tannenbaum To speak of Frances Steloff's ...
Matthew Tannenbaum, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPRIETOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proprietor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
52-year-old proprietor in court for raping 5-year-old pupil in Lagos
Ikiabeke, who is the proprietor of Brighter Glory School, situated on Etunrere Street in Ikorodu area of the state, was said to have defiled the 5-year-old after ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jun 15»
2
Freeport's Jeff Johnson named Illinois Bowling Proprietor of the Year
FREEPORT — The Bowling Proprietors' Association of America will recognize Jeff Johnson, the proprietor of 4 Seasons Bowling Center in Freeport, as the ... «Journal Standard, Jun 15»
3
Wundram: Wilton's Candy Kitchen loses long-time proprietor
At the age of 93, George Nopoulos worked the soda fountain at the Wilton Candy Kitchen. He said he made his first cherry Coke with the soda fountain when he ... «Quad City Times, Jun 15»
4
70-Year-Old School Proprietor Arrested For Raping 8-yr Old Pupil
The Primary 4 pupil of Brighter Glory School (names withheld) disclosed that the proprietor, Mr. Isaac Eniasec, sent her to go and tidy up his office after close of ... «360Nobs.com, Jun 15»
5
Proprietor Ifeanyi Ubah FC To Construct Games Village In Nnewi
Ifeanyi Ubah, the proprietor of Ifeanyi Ubah United Football Club has said he would build a games village with three modern football pitches in Nnewi to help ... «Leadership Newspapers, May 15»
6
Ruby McIntyre, longtime proprietor of Ruby's Soul Food Cafe in …
Ruby W. McIntyre, who for 50 years dished out as much affection and goodwill as she did piles of fried chicken, chitterlings and peach cobbler at Ruby's Soul ... «Kansas City Star, May 15»
7
FG hands over Tsangaya School to its Proprietor in Bauchi
The Federal Government has officially handed over the Tsangayar Malam Mato Gumau model Qur1anic School in Toro local government to its proprietor. «Daily Trust, May 15»
8
Advantages and Disadvantages of Sole Proprietorships
More than 2% of sole proprietor business returns reporting income between $25,000 and $100,000 were audited in 2014, according to the IRS. That's compared ... «NerdWallet, May 15»
9
Nsawam Police search for missing proprietor
The Nsawam Division of Ghana Police Service has mounted a search for Samuel Kwapong Darko, a blind man and former Proprietor of Eye of the Lord ... «GhanaWeb, Apr 15»
10
Evgeny Lebedev, Britain's youngest newspaper proprietor
Britain's youngest newspaper proprietor has become an expert in British irony. Stud House is set in the parkland of Hampton Court and was built in the early ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
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