Definitions for proprietor

proprietor pro·pri·e·tor

Spelling: [pruh-prahy-i-ter]
IPA: /prəˈpraɪ ɪ tər/

Proprietor is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 215 anagrams from letters in proprietor (eioopprrrt).

Definitions for proprietor

noun

  1. the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
  2. a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property.
  3. a group of proprietors; proprietary.

Origin of proprietor

First recorded in 1630-40; propriet(ary) + -or2

Examples for proprietor

The State authority was to be the purchaser, and the occupier was to be the proprietor.

This proprietor was a man of great opulence, and a relative of Naomi.

Stepping into the store, he attracted the attention of the proprietor.

In recent years, Loeb, founder and proprietor of Third Point has gone and acquired stakes in companies like Yahoo!

In the spring of 2012, Don Sammons, the sole resident and proprietor of Buford, decided it was time to sell the 147-year-old town.

He was the proprietor of a grimy chicken joint in Rochester, New York.

Once I was pregnant, I embraced my own femininity and settled into my role as decision maker and proprietor.

Seyed, the proprietor, tells us that there is always a way to keep the police quiet.

Would it be possible for me to speak to the proprietor a moment?

The lawyer's brows were knit as he faced the proprietor of the store.

Word Value for proprietor
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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