franchiser
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- noun
- /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪzər/
- As a franchiser, they allow individuals to run their own businesses under a well-known brand.
- franchiser and franchisee
- franchiser of hotels
- franchiser of restaurants
Examples
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He said, Listen, I don't care less because my franchiser, Matt Fidesz, is a little bit abnormal, eccentric.
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Now those boys were engineers, salesmen, and franchisers of pizza delivery enterprises.
Fiction book (1997) -
These ladies are the wives of franchisers or franchisees.
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The real estate industry is full of some of the most remarkable, interesting, fascinating salespeople, entrepreneurs, franchisers, just crazy people.
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Some observers of this expansion have called Krens a franchiser, others an imperialist, but both epithets are off the mark.
Academic text (1999) -
They make the bulk of their money by selling McDonald's owners known as franchisers Mcnuggets.
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The franchiser has a right to say anything he/she wants but is prohibited from requiring the company's franchisees to discriminate in hiring and service, at least in Massachusetts, which, I believe, has an anti-discrimination law that, unlike the federal statute, includes sexual orientation.
Blog text (29) -
The franchiser provides training and support to help franchisees succeed.
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Many small business owners choose to become franchisees under a reputable franchiser.
Synonyms
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A person or company that lets others use its brand and business system to run a business
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Etymology
Franchiser comes from franchise + -er. Franchise comes from an old French root franc meaning 'free' or 'freedom', so a franchise is a special right to run a business under a brand and a franchiser is the company that gives that right to others.