proprietor
noun
[ prəˈprʌɪətə ]
• the owner of a business, or a holder of property.
• "Chinese restaurant proprietors"
Similar:
owner,
possessor,
holder,
keeper,
freeholder,
landowner,
squire,
landlord,
landlady,
master,
mistress,
proprietress,
innkeeper,
hotelkeeper,
hotelier,
licensee,
patron,
shopkeeper,
title-holder,
deed-holder,
proprietrix,