proprietor

Example Sentences

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"We are suffering a lot," said Kishor Dulera, a tile unit proprietor who closed this factory and two others in early March, sending hundreds of workers home.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Family and friends were able to support borrowers through new, so-called joint borrower, sole proprietor mortgages.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

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

In any case, increasing traffic is the understandable goal of the shop’s proprietor, Ning, who readers follow through a typical, typically long workday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

So my first impression, that he was a person of some undefined consequence, had gradually faded and he had become simply the proprietor of an elaborate roadhouse next door.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald