proprietor
One who owns
A proprietor is someone who owns and typically operates a business or property.
The word carries a sense of personal investment and hands-on management: The proprietor greeted us at the door.
It appears in formal contexts like sole proprietor, meaning the single owner of an unincorporated business.
Proprietor suggests more direct involvement than simply being an owner.
One who starts businesses
- founderOne who begins something
- bossWorkplace superior
- shopkeeperSmall store manager
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
landlord · landlady · hotelier · restaurateur · publican · barkeeper · saloonkeeper · storekeeper
One who directs others
- directorOne who leads
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- overseerOne who monitors work
executive · operator · controller · superintendent · chief · principal · head · governor
Commercial undertaking or initiative
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- firmSolid or resolute
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
franchise · partnership · corporation · shop · store · inn · tavern · hotel
One who rents property
- leaseTemporary use contract
- rentPayment for temporary use
- rentalPaid temporary use
- leaseholdRented property interest
freehold · tenancy · letting · eviction · apartment · housing · building · residential
Legal right of possession
- titleFormal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
- possessionState of owning
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
stake · interest · claim · holding · asset · investment · liability · inheritance
entrepreneur
One who starts businesses
- founderOne who begins something
- bossWorkplace superior
- shopkeeperSmall store manager
innkeeper · landlord · landlady · hotelier · restaurateur · publican · barkeeper · saloonkeeper · storekeeper · establishment
manager
One who directs others
- directorOne who leads
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- supervisorOne who directs workers
overseer · executive · operator · controller · superintendent · chief · principal · head · governor · custodian
enterprise
Commercial undertaking or initiative
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- firmSolid or resolute
company · franchise · partnership · corporation · shop · store · inn · tavern · hotel · restaurant
tenant
One who rents property
leasehold · freehold · tenancy · letting · eviction · apartment · housing · building · residential · commercial
ownership
Legal right of possession
- titleFormal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
- possessionState of owning
equity · stake · interest · claim · holding · asset · investment · liability · inheritance · bequest
- work termsboss, job, manager, career, company
- B&Bsinn, guesthouse, bed and breakfast, boutique inn, country inn
- bossesboss, bossman, manager, supervisor, foreman
- business jobsaccountant, consultant, analyst, manager, banker
- business operatorsowner, CEO, founder, manager, entrepreneur
- business ownersshop owner, shopkeeper, storekeeper, restaurateur, boutique owner
- sole proprietorSingle owner of business
- sole proprietorshipUnincorporated individual-owned business
- proprietary softwareRestricted, owned computer programs
- proprietary technologyPrivately owned technical methods
- proprietary rightsLegal entitlements to exclusive control
- proprietary blendConfidential mixture of ingredients
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