noun
restaurateur
res-ter-uh-TUR/ˌrestərəˈtɜːr/
A person who owns or manages a restaurant.
The restaurateur greets guests and checks on the kitchen staff.
Etymology
French restaurer meant “to restore or refresh.” A restaurant originally meant “food that restores,” so the keeper’s title connects providing meals with refreshing the people who eat them.
In context
at tim's place restaurant in albuquerque this is tim harris he's the owner restaurateur businessman
More examples
- A local restaurateur plans to open a second location downtown.
- Rising food costs force restaurateurs to rethink their menus.
- As a restaurateur, she handles hiring but leaves the cooking to her chef.
Forms
restaurateur · restaurateurs
restaurant noun — A business that prepares and serves meals.
Similar words
- proprietor
- An owner of any business, not specifically a restaurant.
- manager
- Someone who runs an operation, not necessarily a restaurant.