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concessionaire

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N S EH2 SH AH0 N EH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who holds a concession or a right granted (for example, by the government) to conduct a certain business.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concessionary, concessioner

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who runs a concessions stand typically selling food and drinks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who holds or operates a concession

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concessioner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: small businessman

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French concessionnaire.

Real reading context

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