franchisee

fran·chisee
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/ˌfrænt͡ʃaɪ̯ˈziː/

noun

A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.

Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

nounfranchisee (plural franchisees)

plural franchisees

  1. A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.

    The critical milestone is the December 2020 timetable, when new franchisee East Midlands Railway is due to start operating electric trains southwards from Corby into London St Pancras.

    2019 October, Philip Sherratt, “Midland Main Line upgrade presses on”, in Modern Railways, page 60

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Translations

Dutch franchisenemer
  • franchisenemerholder of a franchise
Finnish toimiluvan ottaja, luvakkeenottaja
  • toimiluvan ottajaholder of a franchise
  • luvakkeenottajaholder of a franchise
  • franchising-ottajaholder of a franchise
  • franchisen ottajaholder of a franchise
German Franchisenehmer
  • Franchisenehmerholder of a franchise
Indonesian ahli waralaba
  • ahli waralabaholder of a franchise
Japanese フランチャイジー
  • フランチャイジーholder of a franchise
Malay francaisi
  • francaisiholder of a franchise
Polish franczyzobiorca, franczyzobiorczyni
  • franczyzobiorcaholder of a franchise
  • franczyzobiorczyniholder of a franchise
Portuguese franqueado
  • franqueadoholder of a franchise
Spanish franquiciado, franquiciado
  • franquiciadoholder of a franchise
  • franquiciadoholder of a franchise
  • franquiciatarioholder of a franchise
Swedish franchisetagare
  • franchisetagareholder of a franchise

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

franchisee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franchisee

MLA

“franchisee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franchisee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “franchisee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franchisee.

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