restaurateur
[ res-ter-uh-tur; French res-taw-ra-tœr ]
/ ˌrɛs tər əˈtɜr; French rɛs tɔ raˈtœr /
noun, plural res·tau·ra·teurs [res-ter-uh-turz; French res-taw-ra-tœr] /ˌrɛs tər əˈtɜrz; French rɛs tɔ raˈtœr/.
the owner or manager of a restaurant.
Sometimes
res·tau·ran·teur
[res-ter-uh n-tur, ‐tuh-rahn-, ‐trahn-] /ˌrɛs tər ənˈtɜr, ‐tə rɑn-, ‐trɑn-/.
Origin of restaurateur
usage note for restaurateur
The English word
restaurateur , borrowed from French, still exists in modern French in the same form and with the same meaning. The variant spelling
restauranteur , influenced by the more familiar English word
restaurant , is gaining some currency, but has traditionally been considered erroneous.
Words nearby restaurateur
restage,
restart,
restate,
restaurant,
restaurant car,
restaurateur,
restenosis,
restful,
restharrow,
restiform,
restiform body
Example sentences from the Web for restauranteur
“The cost of doing business,” one restauranteur told a Cianci biographer.
No French restauranteur worthy the name ever kept dead fish in stock, for nothing deteriorates so quickly.
Shad is a most satisfactory substitute for the French restauranteur's delight—loup de mer.
And a smart New York restauranteur recently made a "cover charge" of twenty-five cents for bread and butter and ice-water.
The Personality of American Cities |Edward Hungerford
British Dictionary definitions for restauranteur
restaurateur
/ (ˌrɛstərəˈtɜː) /
noun
a person who owns or runs a restaurant
Word Origin for restaurateur
C18: via French from Late Latin
restaurātor one who restores, from Latin
restaurāre to
restore
usage for restaurateur
Although the spelling
restauranteur occurs frequently, it is a misspelling and should be avoided