restaurateur
noun
res·tau·ra·teur
ˌre-stə-rə-ˈtər 
variants
or less commonly restauranteur
: the operator or proprietor of a restaurant
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Restaurateur Has French Roots
Restaurateur and restaurant are French words from Latin restaurare, meaning "to restore." Of the two words, restaurant is more common—a fact that may have influenced the development of the variant spelling restauranteur for restaurateur. Some people consider restauranteur to be an error, but it is still on the menu as an acceptable word choice.
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Continue reading … ‘BACK OFF’ – Texas restaurateur fights Labor Department's new overtime rules.
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Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
Austin Regional Clinic is expected to open a Lockhart location soon, and Austin restaurateurs have set up shop in the town.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Covid did force many restaurateurs to think fast as the storm raged around them, setting up outdoor tables, doing more take-out and home delivery and taking the time while closed to do needed upgrades.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Watching the original, two-story Anthony’s location, just off California Street along downtown’s 16th Street Mall, close during the pandemic also reminded him of the alarming challenges restaurateurs were facing.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2024
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Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
Austin Regional Clinic is expected to open a Lockhart location soon, and Austin restaurateurs have set up shop in the town.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Covid did force many restaurateurs to think fast as the storm raged around them, setting up outdoor tables, doing more take-out and home delivery and taking the time while closed to do needed upgrades.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Watching the original, two-story Anthony’s location, just off California Street along downtown’s 16th Street Mall, close during the pandemic also reminded him of the alarming challenges restaurateurs were facing.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Restaurateur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurateur. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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restaurateur
noun
res·tau·ra·teur
ˌres-tə-rə-ˈtər
variants
also restauranteur
: a person who owns or runs a restaurant
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