Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who has legal title to something; an owner.
- noun A woman who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female proprietor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A female proprietor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A female
proprietor
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a woman proprietor
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Examples
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The proprietress is a little tight, quite relaxed, and slightly philosophical, leaning against Marlowe, who sits on a stack of Britannicas beside her, watching the window.
Archive 2008-05-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2008
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The proprietress is a little tight, quite relaxed, and slightly philosophical, leaning against Marlowe, who sits on a stack of Britannicas beside her, watching the window.
Script vs. Film Jaime J. Weinman 2008
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The proprietress was a crazy old woman never seen without a snifter of brandy in her hand.
Archive 2006-03-01 Jay 2006
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Maigret called the proprietress, paid for the two drinks.
Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958
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All except for the tavern’s proprietress, that is, who was calling to the ferryman, Wake up.
LADY of SKYE PATRICIA CABOT 2001
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Whether the proprietress of Elle Escorts for Discriminating Gentlemen was sincere in her assurance was unknown.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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Whether the proprietress of Elle Escorts for Discriminating Gentlemen was sincere in her assurance was unknown.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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Bob Koke, who was just back from Singapore, took the opportunity to ask about the notorious Bali hotel proprietress turned radio propagandist Surabaya Sue, who seemed to be working as a spokesperson for his administration.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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The solid seems much more lustrous than the hand-painted, but the proprietress said all I had to do was treat the hand-painted skeins roughly and they would begin to glow.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jean 2009
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Bob Koke, who was just back from Singapore, took the opportunity to ask about the notorious Bali hotel proprietress turned radio propagandist Surabaya Sue, who seemed to be working as a spokesperson for his administration.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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