All 3 Uses of
proprietor
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- The largest landed proprietor in that part is a Mr. John Turner, who made his money in Australia and returned some years ago to the old country.†
Chpt 4 *
- The inspector and two men accompanied her back, and in spite of the continued resistance of the proprietor, they made their way to the room in which Mr. St. Clair had last been seen.†
Chpt 6
- One of the largest stalls bore the name of Breckinridge upon it, and the proprietor a horsey-looking man, with a sharp face and trim side-whiskers was helping a boy to put up the shutters.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(proprietor) the owner of a business