empresario

American  

[em-pruh-sahr-ee-oh] / ˌɛm prəˈsɑr iˌoʊ /

noun

• empresarios
  plural

1. a person granted land by a government on condition of recruiting and managing the settlement of immigrant families: such contracts were granted by Spanish, Mexican, and Texan governments in Texas during the early 19th century.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• empresarios
  plural

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empresario empresarios

Prosecutors have also named Knight, although it's unclear if the rap empresario will testify, as he's previously said he would not.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

"He wanted to be a grand businessman, an empresario, but he had an evil streak to him."

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

Michael Keaton stars as McDonald's empresario Ray Kroc, who turned a Southern California burger joint into a billion-dollar business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2016

When empresario Haden Edwards attempted to evict people who had settled his land grant before he gained title to it, the Mexican government nullified its agreement with him.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

An empresario was someone who brought settlers to the region in exchange for generous grants of land.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

Then there’s all the corporate crime, and the impunity with which empresarios once hailed as skilled victors in the meritocracy are allowed to cheat and steal.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2019

Other empresarios won generous land grants and followed them.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

To increase the non-Native population in Texas, provide a buffer zone between its tribes and the rest of Mexico, and provide a bulwark against potential American expansion, Spain began to recruit empresarios.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

A number of men, headed by Stephen Austin, had come into Texas, bringing with them hundreds of settlers to occupy grants given to these leaders, who were known as empresarios, or contractors.

From For the Liberty of Texas by Louis Meynelle