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proprietor

/pruh-prahy-i-ter/US // prəˈpraɪ ɪ tər //UK // (prəˈpraɪətə) //

业主,所有者,东主,东家

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Definitions

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

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Examples

  • Even small proprietors will need smartphone and tech knowledge that they may not wish to obtain.

  • They are primarily sole proprietors or what are called microbusinesses that have just a few employees.

  • Disputed origins are practically mandatory for regional foods, as are intensely felt loyalties to different proprietors.

  • Advertising revenue in the newspaper industry peaked in 2005, and the overall decline since then has put tremendous pressure on all newspaper proprietors.

  • The nine-digit number is “assigned to employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts, certain individuals, and other entities for tax filing and reporting purposes.”

  • But as an old man, he became proprietor of a palace fit for a king—one he built stone-by-stone with his own two hands.

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

  • More than any other media proprietor, Rupert Murdoch had an intuitive revelation about the value of news as a commodity.

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

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

  • The landed proprietor still redeemed, day after day, portions of his involved estate.

  • At the same instant the landed proprietor rose from his chair, and was about to depart likewise.

  • He was the fourth son of a peasant proprietor of Lectourne, a little town on the slopes of the Pyrenees.

  • The stout gentleman in plush walked in, and the landed proprietor pointed to the door.

  • In some of the mines a few hours' stoppage was a serious matter, as it would cost the proprietor as much as 70l.