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restaurateur

noun

  1. person who opens and runs restaurants professionally
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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.

  1. The owner of a restaurant.