Synonyms for proprietor

Most common

owner · principal · employer · landlord · holder

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

tenant, renter, lessee

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An owner.

Related words

Word family

proprietorial proprietorship proprietress proprietrix proper property

Is a kind of

entrepreneur

Forms

Plural

proprietors → owners, landlords, principals, employers…

Example sentences

• owner Tom is the owner of the largest ranch in the area.
• principal The principal called the teachers into his office.
• employer My employer has lumbered me with a difficult job.
• landlord It became so that I had to hide from the landlord.
• holder Tom was the title-holder before Mary outseated him.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

lord¹

5 letters

owner²

6 letters

master², holder²

8 letters

employer³, landlord²

9 letters

principal³

11 letters

proprietary⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (owner² = 2 syllables).