proprietor

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Current proprietor Yau Yiu-wai, 73, announced earlier this month that his 183-year-old family business would close its doors at year's end.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Gerald Weisl, proprietor of Weimax Wines & Spirits in Burlingame, Calif., doesn’t seem overly worried about alienating Veuve Clicquot customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The spokesperson said it was now the council's intention to remove the waste and recover the cost of doing so from the proprietor.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Andy, proprietor of The Institutional View research service, joins Barron’s Lauren Rublin and Ben Levisohn for an in-depth technical look at stocks, bonds, commodities, volatility, and economic trends.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

I went in and asked the proprietor if a boy had been in.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright