Definitions

proprietor

[pruh-prahy-i-ter] / prəˈpraɪ ɪ tər /

NOUN

person who owns something

Synonyms

STRONG

freeholder holder owner possessor proprietary

WEAK

front office land owner meal ticket titleholder

Antonyms

WEAK

customer

Example Sentences

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If I have sometimes used the word PROPRIETOR, I have used it as the abstract name of a metaphysical being, whose reality breathes in every individual,—not alone in a privileged few.

From What is Property? by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)

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