proprietress

noun

pro·​pri·​e·​tress prə-ˈprī-ə-trəs How to pronounce proprietress (audio)
prō-
: a woman who is a proprietor

Examples of proprietress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Charlotte Jeffers is the proprietress of Union Camp Collective, a vintage and antique shop in Raleigh, NC. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 27 June 2024 The warm reception of the daffy old restaurant proprietress, Zia Luciana (Nunzia Schiano), does little to restore their composure. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 As a nonbinary actor playing a woman, the fierce corn-whiskey proprietress Lulu, Newell chose to enter the Actor category despite the Tony Awards’ gendered acting categories. Vulture, 11 June 2023 The young proprietress is an MIT alumnus who pursued design after a career in fashion that included stints at Celine under Phoebe Philo and Miu Miu. Erik Maza, Town & Country, 25 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for proprietress 

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Word History

First Known Use

1692, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of proprietress was in 1692

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“Proprietress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proprietress. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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