concessionaire

noun
/kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛɹ/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French concessionnaire.

  1. borrowed from concessionnaire

Definitions

  1. One who holds a concession or a right granted (for example, by the government) to conduct…

    One who holds a concession or a right granted (for example, by the government) to conduct a certain business.

    • And then came others, possessing weaponry and a sophisticated support before which tribes in dense jungles had no recourse: European concessionaires and feckless traders, brutish exploiters and enslavers.
  2. Someone who runs a concessions stand typically selling food and drinks.

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