restaurateur

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The girl hobbled past the restaurateur, a smug expression on her face.

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  1. noun The manager or owner of a restaurant.

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  • UPDATE A trusted source tells me that Tacoma restaurateur is discussing purchasing the building. —  TNT Diner
  • The girl hobbled past the restaurateur, a smug expression on her face. —  Bookspotcentral
  • I'm pretty sure he didn't have any experience as a restaurateur (he used to work construction), and he was running the place into the ground. —  All articles at Blogcritics
  • Chef Mangan is recognized internationally as a premier chef and restaurateur, and his talent for adapting traditional dishes to the modern palate is rooted in his global experience and classical French training.
  • Fabio Viviani, whose lunch concept falls flat for the restaurateur, and Radhika Desai's global cuisine, and Leah's Asian-influenced dish did, and they are chosen as the leaders of the two teams. —  BuddyTV
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  1. French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant.

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  1. from French restaurateur =Provencal restauraire, restaurador =Spanish Portuguese restaurador =Italian restauratore, ristoratore =D. G. restaurateur =Danish Swedish restauratör, the keeper of a restaurant, from Middle Latin restaurator, one who restores or reëstablishes: see restorator.
 

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/rɛsˈtoʊrætər/
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