restaurateur
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noun
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The English word restaurateur , borrowed from French, still exists in modern French in the same form and with the same meaning. The variant spelling restauranteur , influenced by the more familiar English word restaurant , is gaining some currency, but has traditionally been considered erroneous.
Usage
Although the spelling restauranteur occurs frequently, it is a misspelling and should be avoided
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of restaurateur
1790–1800; < French; Middle French: restorer < Late Latin restaurātor, equivalent to Latin restaurā ( re ) to restore + -tor -tor
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Gen Zers don’t “want one composed plate,” said New York restaurateur Onur Safak.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Chef and restaurateur Ramsay, 59, has completed a number of Ironman and ultramarathon events in recent years.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"You can have Japanese food, you can have Austrian food, you can have always the best steak," the Austrian-born restaurateur told AFP, as he seared a juicy tomahawk at a Tuesday press preview event.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
His father came to the United States from Mexico illegally then became a pioneering Mexican restaurateur in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
He was the eldest stepson of Victor Rosellini, a wealthy Seattle restaurateur, and cousin of Albert Rosellini, the immensely popular governor of Washington State from 1957 to 1965.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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