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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

餐馆老板

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cānguǎn lǎobǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Restaurateur/ˌrɛstərənˈtɜːr/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这位餐馆老板正准备开分店。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who owns or manages a restaurant.

    "The ambitious restaurateur opened three new fine-dining establishments in the city center."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from French 'restaurateur' (one who restores), originating from the verb 'restaurer' (to restore or refresh), which comes from Latin 'restaurare'. The term evolved in 18th-century France to describe proprietors of establishments serving restorative broths and meals, eventually cementing in English as a standard spelling despite the common misspelling 'restauranteur'.

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