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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French concessionnaire.
Pronunciation
Noun
concessionaire (plural concessionaires)
- one who holds a concession or a right granted (for example, by the government) to conduct a certain business
- Synonyms: concessionary, concessioner
- 1920, Frederick Spencer Hamilton, The Days Before Yesterday
- From 1830 to 1871 there were public gaming-tables in Heligoland, and the Concessionaire paid such a high price for his permit that the colonial finances were in the most flourishing condition.
- someone who runs a concessions stand typically selling food and drinks
French
Noun
concessionaire m or f (plural concessionaires)
- Misspelling of concessionnaire.