restaurateur

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌrɛstərəˈtɜː^r/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌrɛstərəˈtɝ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(res′tər ə tûr′; Fr. es tô t′)

Inflections of 'restaurateur' (n): npl: restaurateurs

res•tau•ra•teur /ˌrɛstərəˈtɜr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

res•tau•ra•teur (res′tər ə tûr′; Fr. res tô ra tœr′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -teurs

(-tûrz′; Fr. -tœr′).USA pronunciation

Late Latin restaurātor, equivalent. to Latin restaurā(re) to restore + -tor -tor
French; Middle French: restorer
1790–1800

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restaurateur /ˌrɛstərəˈtɜː/ n

a person who owns or runs a restaurantAlso (not standard): restauranteur /ˌrɛstərɒnˈtɜː/

Etymology: 18th Century: via French from Late Latin restaurātor one who restores, from Latin restaurāre to restoreUSAGE

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