concessionaire
noun
con·ces·sion·aire
kən-ˌse-shə-ˈner 
: 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.
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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
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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
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concessionaire
noun
con·ces·sion·aire
kən-ˌsesh-ə-ˈna(ə)r
-ˈne(ə)r
: one that has been given a concession (as to sell something)
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