restaurateur
noun
- person who opens and runs restaurants professionally
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛst(ə)ɹəˈtɜː/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin restaurārebor. Old French restorer French restaurer Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātōremlbor. French -ateur French restaurateurbor. English restaurateur Borrowed from French restaurateur.
- The owner of a restaurant.