restaurateur
21
7.0
- noun
- /ˌrɛstəˈrɑːtɜr/
:
propietario de restaurante
- Like so many proprietors across London, restaurateur Albert Siu could almost hear the cha-ching of Olympic gold.
Examples
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Now he is a chef, restaurateur, New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning TV host, and a very generous philanthropist.
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So are you a restaurateur now?
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And Jack is a restaurateur these days!
Fiction book (2000) -
As any dedicated restaurateur would, Michelle shares this news with a heavy heart.
Blog text (8) -
We do after all have a renowned food critic and restaurateur in our company.
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The restaurateur pointed to a genuine butcher-block table in a corner of the bustling kitchen.
Fiction book (2002) -
When Smith walked into Tony's Spotlight Room at noon, he found the cop-turned-restaurateur sitting at the bar.
Fiction book (1990) -
As a successful restaurateur, she always strives to create unique dining experiences for her customers.
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The restaurateur opened a new Italian restaurant in the heart of the city, attracting food lovers from all over.
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After years of hard work, he finally realized his dream of becoming a renowned restaurateur with multiple locations.
Synonyms
3
7.6
A woman who owns a business like a shop or hotel
A person who owns or runs a restaurant
How Senior
21
7.0
∞
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
restaurateur = restaurant (semi-transparent) = restaurant + eur
The relationship to 'restaurant' is visible, but the agentive suffix '-eur' is a French borrowing not productive in English and may not reliably signal 'owner/manager' to learners.
Etymology
Restaurateur comes from the same root as restaurant and the French verb restaurer, which means 'to restore', like English restore. A restaurant was originally a place that 'restores' people with food, so a restaurateur is the person who owns or manages that place.