All 9 Uses

proprietor
in
All the Pretty Horses
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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:

(1) (proprietor)
the owner of a business
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely, proprietor can reference someone with sole or partial ownership of anything -- such as a trademark.