concessionaire

noun

con·​ces·​sion·​aire kən-ˌse-shə-ˈner How to pronounce concessionaire (audio)
: the owner or operator of a concession
especially : one that operates a refreshment stand at a recreational center

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Its stock plunged 45% over the past year as tourist arrivals from China dropped and its key concessionaire, King Power, sought to cancel contracts to operate duty-free shops at five airports. Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of transportation to the Channel Islands National Park, must climb a ladder to a series of cliffside staircases to mount the island. Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025 Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025 The unlucky shakedown targets are the hotels and airport concessionaires that now will be required to pay a minimum hourly wage that ratchets up to $30, plus an $8.35 per hour health insurance payment, by July 2028. Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for concessionaire

Word History

Etymology

French concessionnaire, from concession

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of concessionaire was in 1839

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concessionaire

noun
con·​ces·​sion·​aire kən-ˌsesh-ə-ˈna(ə)r How to pronounce concessionaire (audio)
-ˈne(ə)r
: one that has been given a concession (as to sell something)

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