English
Etymology
F. italbrac|see the French entry below for more information
Noun
en-noun
- The owner of a restaurant.
Usage notes
unreferenced
Restaurateur is often seen misspelled (or heard mispronounced) as �restauranteur�, presumably because those who do so believe that the word comes from �restaurant� + the French suffix -eur used to make agent nouns. The correct spelling is without the n.
Translations
French: restaurateur#French|restaurateur m, restauratrice f
French
Etymology
restaurer|restaur(er), to restore, to serve food to + -eur -er (suffix used to make agent nouns from verbs)
Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /��s.t�.�a.t��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /REs.tO.Ra.t9R/
Noun
restaurateur m (f restauratrice, m plural restaurateurs, f plural restauratrices)
#restorer (of a work of art)
#restaurateur, restaurant owner
Category:French nouns
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