[{"word":"proprietor","phonetic":"/pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/proprietor-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2651351","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An owner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(history) One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"From 10 September 1621 till 12 June 1632, Sir William Alexander, styled Earl of Stirling and Viscount of Canada, was proprietor of the Scottish colony Nova Scotia."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proprietor"]}]