restaurateur
- the owner or manager of a restaurant.
Origin of restaurateur
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Examples from the Web for restaurateur
Contemporary Examples of restaurateur
“In 20 years, this just might be a city of Taco Bells,” one restaurateur recently shuddered.
A Chinese restaurateur ran to the window as I wolfed down roast duck for my farewell dinner, as shots were heard across the way.
Around that time, in 1972, Chinese-American restaurateur Michael Tong opened Shun Lee Palace on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s ChickenMarlow Stern
April 19, 2014
The show closes with Anthony visiting an Israeli restaurateur, Natan, who lost his daughter to the violence of the conflict.
She is married to Geoff Tracy, a restaurateur in Washington, D.C.
Historical Examples of restaurateur
What a commission from the restaurateur for supplying the refreshments!
Vivian GreyEarl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
I have spoken of the philosopher in his capacity of restaurateur.
The Works of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe
On one occasion the restaurateur wished to increase his charge.
Moral TalesMadame Guizot
But he was not in the same strategic position as the restaurateur.
The Romance of a Great StoreEdward Hungerford
This then is the cost to the restaurateur and the innkeeper.
A Residence in FranceJ. Fenimore Cooper
restaurateur
- a person who owns or runs a restaurant
Word Origin for restaurateur
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Word Origin and History for restaurateur
1796, from French restaurateur, agent noun from restaurer "to restore" (see restaurant) on model of Late Latin restaurator "restorer." Native form restauranter is recorded from 1877.