proprietor
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"We are suffering a lot," said Kishor Dulera, a tile unit proprietor who closed this factory and two others in early March, sending hundreds of workers home.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Family and friends were able to support borrowers through new, so-called joint borrower, sole proprietor mortgages.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Elsewhere, many agencies operate with only a business license and a sole proprietor or small staff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
Andy, proprietor of The Institutional View research service, joins Barron’s Lauren Rublin and Ben Levisohn for an in-depth technical look at stocks, bonds, commodities, volatility, and economic trends.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
It was a very remote thing, when the luggage-store proprietor heard the news on the night radio, received all the way from Earth on a light-sound beam.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.