restaurateur
noun/ˌrestərəˈtɜː(r)/
/ˌrestərəˈtɜːr/
(formal)- a person who owns and manages a restaurantWord Originlate 18th cent.: French, from the verb restaurer ‘provide food for’ (literally ‘restore to a former state’).
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