concessionaire

Also con·ces·sion·er

[kuhn-sesh-uh-nair]

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.

concessionaire

/ kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛə, kənˈsɛʃənə /

noun

1. someone who holds or operates a concession

Other Word Forms

• subconcessionaire noun
• subconcessioner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of concessionaire¹

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

Example Sentences

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".

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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.

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

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Business leaders said the wage increases — coupled with the new or increased healthcare payments — would wreak havoc on the city’s hotels and LAX concessionaires.

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Eight years later, a private concessionaire is working to recover the aquatic ecosystem in Rio’s western zone.

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