as in owners
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership
the proprietor of a used-car dealership
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Recent Examples of proprietors
Domaine Serene, named after proprietors Ken and Grace Evenstad’s daughter, is one of the Willamette Valley’s best producers of wines made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
As the proud proprietors of delicacies like pineapple casserole and pear salad, Southerners are no stranger to seemingly odd flavor combinations.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
In Colorado, Christian proprietors have been repeatedly targeted for exercising their free exercise of religion.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
These adjustable boards also offer newfound flexibility, scalability, and investor security for independent gym proprietors, helping to turn smaller cities and even towns of fewer than 50,000 people into viable climbing markets.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Coffee shops in Jimbōchō are mostly the old-school variety called kissa, with hands-on proprietors marrying classic pour-overs with a niche interest.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
The result is a deeply precarious financial life, especially for sole proprietors or founders bootstrapping their ventures.
—Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Quarterly payments are due for individuals, sole proprietors, partners and S corporation shareholders who expect to owe at least $1,000 for the current tax year, according to the IRS.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Most of the sons and daughters of the proprietors who remained had little interest in continuing their parents’ line of work.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
As the proud proprietors of delicacies like pineapple casserole and pear salad, Southerners are no stranger to seemingly odd flavor combinations.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
In Colorado, Christian proprietors have been repeatedly targeted for exercising their free exercise of religion.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
These adjustable boards also offer newfound flexibility, scalability, and investor security for independent gym proprietors, helping to turn smaller cities and even towns of fewer than 50,000 people into viable climbing markets.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Coffee shops in Jimbōchō are mostly the old-school variety called kissa, with hands-on proprietors marrying classic pour-overs with a niche interest.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
The result is a deeply precarious financial life, especially for sole proprietors or founders bootstrapping their ventures.
—Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Quarterly payments are due for individuals, sole proprietors, partners and S corporation shareholders who expect to owe at least $1,000 for the current tax year, according to the IRS.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Most of the sons and daughters of the proprietors who remained had little interest in continuing their parents’ line of work.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proprietors
owners
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Small business owners will be hit especially hard when the enhanced subsidies lapse, Bloomberg reports.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Families of those who perished in raging floodwaters at an all-girls camp in Texas this summer are suing the camp and its owners and operators, accusing them of negligence and reckless disregard.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Proprietors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprietors. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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