restaurateur


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
restaurateur /ˌrɛst(ə)rəˈtəː, ˌrɛstɒr-/
noun a person who owns and manages a restaurant.
– origin C18: Fr., from restaurer (see restaurant).
usage: The word restaurateur is taken directly from the French form: it should not be spelled restauranteur.
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