restaurateur

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UK/ˌɹɛst(ə)ɹəˈtɜː/

noun

The owner of a restaurant.

Similar
restauranter
OriginFrench restaurateur ← Old French restorer ← Latin restaurāre →
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Meanings

nounrestaurateur (plural restaurateurs)

plural restaurateurs · alternative restauranteur

  1. The owner of a restaurant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe proprietor of a restaurant

Similar
restauranter
Broader
ownerproprietor
Also see
restauranter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Frenchrestaurateur
  11. Englishrestaurateur

Borrowed from French restaurateur.

More words from French

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 餐館老闆 /餐馆老板
  • 餐館老闆 /餐馆老板 (cānguǎn lǎobǎn)owner of a restaurant
Czech restauratér
  • restauratérowner of a restaurant
Danish restauratør
  • restauratørowner of a restaurant
Finnish ravintoloitsija, ravintolanpitäjä
  • ravintoloitsijaowner of a restaurant
  • ravintolanpitäjäowner of a restaurant
French restaurateur, restauratrice
  • restaurateurowner of a restaurant
  • restauratriceowner of a restaurant
German Restaurantbesitzer, Restaurantbesitzerin
  • Restaurantbesitzerowner of a restaurant
  • Restaurantbesitzerinowner of a restaurant
  • Restaurantbetreiberowner of a restaurant
  • Restaurantbetreiberinowner of a restaurant
  • Gastronomowner of a restaurant
  • Gastronominowner of a restaurant
  • Gastwirtowner of a restaurant
  • Gastwirtinowner of a restaurant
  • Restaurateurowner of a restaurant
  • Restaurateurinowner of a restaurant
Greek εστιάτορας
  • εστιάτορας (estiátoras)owner of a restaurant
Hungarian étterem-tulajdonos, vendéglős
  • étterem-tulajdonosowner of a restaurant
  • vendéglősowner of a restaurant
Icelandic veitingamaður
  • veitingamaðurowner of a restaurant
Italian ristoratore, ristoratrice
  • ristoratoreowner of a restaurant
  • ristoratriceowner of a restaurant
Norwegian Bokmål restauratør
  • restauratørowner of a restaurant
Polish restaurator, restauratorka
  • restauratorowner of a restaurant
  • restauratorkaowner of a restaurant
Russian ресторатор
  • ресторатор (restorator)owner of a restaurant
Swedish restauratör, traktör
  • restauratörowner of a restaurant
  • traktörowner of a restaurant
  • krögareowner of a restaurant
Cite this entry
APA

restaurateur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restaurateur

MLA

“restaurateur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restaurateur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restaurateur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restaurateur.

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