as in vendor
a person or business that has been given the right to sell something on property owned by someone else
The stadium's concessionaires sell all sorts of food, including everything from hot dogs to sushi.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of concessionaire
Each year, the Padres bring in new food and beverage concessionaires, existing concessionaires roll out new dishes, and its in-house hospitality and retail partner Delaware North rolls out multiple new items.
—
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Kayak rentals are available onsite through the Oleta River Outdoor Center, the park’s concessionaire.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, after two short seasons, the concessionaire ran into fiscal problems and closed the rink.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
In return for allowing concessionaires to use their name and menus, the restaurateurs get a cut of restaurant sales without having to invest in the initial construction of the business or worry about day-to-day operations.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for concessionaire
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Kayak rentals are available onsite through the Oleta River Outdoor Center, the park’s concessionaire.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, after two short seasons, the concessionaire ran into fiscal problems and closed the rink.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
In return for allowing concessionaires to use their name and menus, the restaurateurs get a cut of restaurant sales without having to invest in the initial construction of the business or worry about day-to-day operations.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for concessionaire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concessionaire
Noun
-
These six cities stand out for street food vendors who make vegetarian and vegan eating easy, affordable and genuinely delicious.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
-
The car, according to the listing, was maintained by Jaguar's Kensington branch in the 90s and then sold in February 1997 to a private vendor, just six months before Diana's death in a Paris car crash.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Noun
-
Long-term holders — defined as those who have held onto their coins for at least 155 days, or about five months — were largely inactive from February to April but have turned into sellers in recent weeks, Compass Point analyst Ed Engel said in a note Tuesday.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
-
Stacks of pancakes and with sausage, bacon or livermush are also top sellers.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Noun
-
The activity could be crucial for merchants.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
-
Running in a distant third was Democrat Josh Coyne, a former City Hall staffer who now helps lead a merchant organization called the Downtown San Diego Partnership.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
Noun
-
People typically use them to keep the house smelling consistently fresh, to replicate the signature scents found in hotels, spas and luxury retailers, to neutralize odors from pets, cooking or smoke, or to set a specific mood — relaxing, clean, seasonal or otherwise.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
-
Amid a dense thicket of timber-and-metal stalls where secondhand retailers ordinarily hawked their wares, a runner of red-and-green astroturf cut a path toward a stage draped in the tricolor of the Ghanaian flag.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Concessionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concessionaire. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
