Both Uses
proprietor
in
The Old Man and the Sea
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- The proprietor said "There has never been such a fish."
p. 123.3 *proprietor = owner of the business
- "Do you want a drink of any kind?" the proprietor asked.†
p. 123.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(proprietor) the owner of a business
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, proprietor can reference someone with sole or partial ownership of anything -- such as a trademark.