# proprietor

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/ · frequency rank #19,425

## Definitions
1. An owner.
2. A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.
3. One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.
4. One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.

## Etymology
Probably from proprietary + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **propriety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proprietor-vs-propriety)
- **proprietary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proprietary-vs-proprietor)

## Common misspellings (15)
`porprietor`, `pproprietor`, `propiretor`, `propprietor`, `propreitor`, `proprieotr`, `proprietorr`, `proprietro`, `propriettor`, `propriteor`, `proprrietor`, `prorpietor`, `prporietor`, `prroprietor`, `rpoprietor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/proprietor