restaurateur
Americannoun
plural
restaurateursnoun
Spelling
The English word restaurateur , borrowed from French, still exists in modern French in the same form and with the same meaning. The variant spelling restauranteur , influenced by the more familiar English word restaurant , is gaining some currency, but has traditionally been considered erroneous.
Usage
Although the spelling restauranteur occurs frequently, it is a misspelling and should be avoided
Etymology
Origin of restaurateur
1790–1800; < French; Middle French: restorer < Late Latin restaurātor, equivalent to Latin restaurā ( re ) to restore + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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His father came to the United States from Mexico illegally then became a pioneering Mexican restaurateur in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
Legally, service fees are treated differently from tips: The former is the property of the restaurateur to distribute as they please, while tips are legally the property of the individual server.
From Los Angeles Times
For over 140 years, restaurateurs have become millionaires capitalizing on the insatiable American appetite for nearly any foodstuff from south of the border.
From Los Angeles Times
"It's insulting to those restaurateurs to imply you can't do both. No food business should see itself as above the law."
From BBC
In his bestseller “Unreasonable Hospitality,” restaurateur and hospitality guru Will Guidara takes that even further; the subtitle is “The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect.”
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