Meanings
nounsole proprietor (plural sole proprietors)
plural sole proprietors
- businessThe person who owns and controls a sole proprietorship.
Translations
Bulgarian едноличен търговец
- едноличен търговец (ednoličen tărgovec)person who controls a sole proprietorship
Chinese Mandarin 個體戶 /个体户
- 個體戶 /个体户 (gètǐhù)person who controls a sole proprietorship
Finnish yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja
- yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittajaperson who controls a sole proprietorship
German Alleininhaber, Einzelinhaber
- Alleininhaberperson who controls a sole proprietorship
- Einzelinhaberperson who controls a sole proprietorship
Hungarian egyéni vállalkozó
- egyéni vállalkozóperson who controls a sole proprietorship
Polish właściciel wyłączny, właścicielka wyłączna
- właściciel wyłącznyperson who controls a sole proprietorship
- właścicielka wyłącznaperson who controls a sole proprietorship
Portuguese proprietário único, empresário individual
- proprietário únicoperson who controls a sole proprietorship
- empresário individualperson who controls a sole proprietorship
Ukrainian приватний підприємець
- приватний підприємець (pryvatnyj pidpryjemecʹ)person who controls a sole proprietorship
Cite this entry
APA
sole proprietor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sole%20proprietor
MLA
“sole proprietor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sole%20proprietor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sole proprietor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sole%20proprietor.
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