restaurateur Hear it!

restaurateur definition

res·tau·ra·teur (res′tə rə tʉr′, -to̵or′)

noun

a person who owns or operates a restaurant
also restauranteur res′·tau·ran·teur′ (res′tə rän tʉr′, -to̵or′)

Etymology: Fr < MFr, that which restores < ML restaurator, one who restores

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.
Related Discussions (1)
TopicRepliesLatest Post
Restaurateur56 years ago

Browse Forums