concessionaire

American  

[kuhn-sesh-uh-nair] / kənˌsɛʃ əˈnɛər /

Also concessioner

noun

1. a person, group, or company to whom a concession has been granted, especially to operate a subsidiary business or service.

   a popcorn concessionaire at a baseball park.

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concessionaire British  

/ kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛə, kənˈsɛʃənə /

noun

1. someone who holds or operates a concession

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Other Word Forms

• subconcessionaire noun
• subconcessioner noun

Etymology

Origin of concessionaire

From the French word concessionnaire, dating back to 1860–65. See concession, -aire

Example Sentences

If visiting trails near Wrightwood, you might need a Big Pines parking pass, as many of those locations are managed by a concessionaire, Mountain High.

From Los Angeles Times

American and other foreign companies operated in the Venezuelan oil fields as concessionaires, granted rights to extract, refine and ship oil that was a Venezuela-owned resources.

From Los Angeles Times

It said it was reviewing "the safety and communication protocols in the park's circuits together with the concessionaires, with the aim of strengthening prevention and emergency response capacity".

From BBC

Muir Woods was able to reopen for a nine-day period beginning last week, thanks to a donation from a coalition of concessionaires that operate the park’s parking, cafe, gift shop and tours.

From Los Angeles Times

Anna Aulick was working the clerk’s window in the late 1950s when she met Albert Reynolds, a Standard Oil concessionaire from Montreal.

From Los Angeles Times