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

For singular souvenirs and gifts, stop by Greet Verbeke’s namesake antique shop, where the proprietor herself will readily give you a tour of her favorite pieces. — New York Times, 16 July 2026

The blaze caused extensive damage to the store’s floor before the proprietor extinguished it, the feds say. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Co-owner Adah Fitzgerald, a 2001 graduate of Davidson College, purchased the independent bookstore from its original proprietors more than a decade ago. — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026

But perhaps more troubling is that Google, the proprietor of the world’s primary research tool, has rolled out AI Overviews that can indiscriminately take in fake material and authoritatively spit it back out as real. — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 2 July 2026