Synonyms of proprietor

proprietor

noun

prə-ˈprī-ə-tər 

as in owner

one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership

the proprietor of a used-car dealership

Synonyms & Similar Words

• owner
• possessor
• holder
• co-owner
• landowner
• landlord
• coproprietor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tenant
• lessee
• squatter
• renter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proprietor

The restaurant’s proprietor Ricky McMenemy, who has worked there for 35 years, will become a commercial tenant of the National Trust. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

McAvoy also entrusted some of his gold to minicab proprietor Brian Perry. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

History tells us that promises by news proprietors to preserve their properties’ independence from their own partisan ideological predilections are typically honored in the breach. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Its chef-proprietor Wei Fa Chen trained under renowned chef Masa Takayama at Masa in New York City before setting up shop in Boston, where this tiny, ten-seat counter quickly became one of the city’s toughest tables to book. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026