The Only Use of
proprietor
in
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- She also spoke of finding another store to patronize, one where the proprietors were more concerned about the welfare of the community.†
p. 98.9
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.