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Narrator: Today's word is "Proprietor" — noun, pronounced /prəˈpraɪətə/, with the stress on "pri".
Narrator: A proprietor is the owner of a business, such as a shop, hotel or restaurant.
Narrator: In plain English, it's the owner.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin proprietarius, an owner.
Narrator: A common collocation is "sole proprietor", which describes one person owning a business alone.
Narrator: It differs from "manager", because a manager runs a business, while a proprietor owns it.
Narrator: In law, a proprietor may also own land or a newspaper.
Narrator: Business, law, hospitality and journalism all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a proprietor owns the business.
Speaker A: Who's the proprietor of that café?
Speaker B: A lovely Italian couple! PROPRIETOR comes from the Latin for owner.
Speaker A: So they own it outright?
Speaker B: Yes, they're the proprietors.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The proprietor greeted us", hospitality. "She is a sole proprietor", business law. "Newspaper proprietors hold power", media.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it "-ietor", and do not confuse proprietor with proprietary, meaning privately owned.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Owner is its cousin, landlord is its twin, and landlady is the pub alternative, but proprietor keeps its old-shop charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "proprietor" in AI prompts — useful for business registration and directory apps.
Speaker A: How would registration use it?
Speaker B: Explain options.
Prompt: Compare being a sole proprietor with forming a limited company in the UK, in a table.
Speaker A: And directory apps?
Speaker B: Profiles.
Prompt: Write a directory entry introducing the proprietor of a family bakery.
Speaker A: Could it help accounting?
Speaker B: Yes, tax.
Prompt: List allowable expenses a sole proprietor can claim in the UK.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Legal notices.
Prompt: Draft a notice from the proprietor about new opening hours.
Proprietor — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary