All 9 Uses of
proprietor
in
All the Pretty Horses
- The proprietor came over to take their order.†
Chpt 1 *
- The proprietor looked toward the counter.†
Chpt 1
- They ordered and the proprietor brought their coffee and went back to the counter.†
Chpt 1
- The proprietor brought the boy's dinner and the pie.†
Chpt 1
- The proprietor brought the coffeepot and filled their cups and went away.†
Chpt 1
- The proprietor came over with another cup of coffee.†
Chpt 1
- There's a man likes eggs with his pepper, said the proprietor.†
Chpt 1
- He offered to pay in advance but the proprietor dismissed him with a small wave of the hand.†
Chpt 4
- The proprietor showed him great courtesy and brought him fresh tortillas hot from the comal and told him that there was to be a wedding and that it would be a pity if it rained.†
Chpt 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(proprietor) the owner of a business
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, proprietor can reference someone with sole or partial ownership of anything -- such as a trademark.