as in owner
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership the proprietor of a used-car dealership

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Recent Examples of proprietor Seema Prasad, proprietor of the Nashville farm-to-table bistro Miel, trains servers to ask questions that will help send diners in the right direction. Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 May 2025 Nearly half of Americans (43 percent) consider Trump the sole proprietor of the U.S. economy, according to a recent survey by Gallup. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025 Mindy Gray, the proprietor in question, has been spending her summers in Sagaponack since 2003. Carrie Monahan, Air Mail, 10 May 2025 Today, that tradition continues under Alexandra Winkler, the current proprietor and a member of the Gürtler family, which has owned the hotel since 1934. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for proprietor
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  • Under Illinois law, condominium boards are required to keep minutes of board meetings and unit owner meetings.
    Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • Scott Ford, deputy director of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, a property business improvement district that works with downtown building owners, sees opportunity.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025

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“Proprietor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprietor. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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