[] ( prop.) the owner of a business, a hotel, land or buildings, etc.所有人;业主◆Enquiries must be made to the proprietor.有问题须向业主询问。◆a national newspaper proprietor全国性报纸的老板◆She is now the proprietor of her own electrical business.她目前拥有一家自己的电气公司。➡sole proprietor at sole proprietorship () the owner of a patent 专利所有人▸proprietorship /prəˈpraɪətəʃɪp; NAmE-tərʃ-/