proprietor

  1. Noun.  An owner.
  2. Noun.  A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.
  3. Noun.  One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.
  4. Noun.  (history) One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.

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