restauranteer

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noun

One who owns or operates a restaurant.

OriginEnglish restaurant ← French restaurant ← Old French restorer →
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Meanings

nounrestauranteer (plural restauranteers)

plural restauranteers

  1. rareOne who owns or operates a restaurant.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂u-ro-
  5. Proto-Italic*stauros
  6. Latin*staurō
  7. Latinrestaurāre
  8. Old Frenchrestorer
  9. Frenchrestaurer
  10. Frenchrestaurant
  11. Englishrestaurant
  12. Englishrestauranteer

From restaurant + -eer.

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APA

restauranteer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restauranteer

MLA

“restauranteer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restauranteer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restauranteer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restauranteer.

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