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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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee chef and restaurateur Dan Jacobs will cook up a commencement speech for the University of Wisconsin-Madison this winter.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
Speakers such as renowned chef and restaurateur Alice Waters will discuss the future of food and the role culinary professionals play in advocating for a better food system.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
It’s all led by award-winning Food Network chefs, TV personalities, cookbook authors, food activists, and restaurateurs—expect to see Richard Blais, Maneet Chauhan, Tom Colicchio, Scott Conant, Robert Irvine, Geoffrey Zakarian, and more.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
Well into One Direction's success and after Cheryl's divorce from French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, Payne, then 23, began courting his former X Factor judge who was 10 years his senior in 2016.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
Speakers such as renowned chef and restaurateur Alice Waters will discuss the future of food and the role culinary professionals play in advocating for a better food system.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
It’s all led by award-winning Food Network chefs, TV personalities, cookbook authors, food activists, and restaurateurs—expect to see Richard Blais, Maneet Chauhan, Tom Colicchio, Scott Conant, Robert Irvine, Geoffrey Zakarian, and more.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
Well into One Direction's success and after Cheryl's divorce from French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, Payne, then 23, began courting his former X Factor judge who was 10 years his senior in 2016.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Restaurateur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurateur. Accessed 14 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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