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franchisee

noun · 1 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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  • /ˌfrænt͡ʃaɪ̯ˈziː/
  • rhymes with -ziː
  • rhymes with -iː
  • CMU ARPABET: F R AE1 N CH AY2 Z IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From franchise + -ee.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: franchisenemer — holder of a franchise
  • Finnish: toimiluvan ottaja — holder of a franchise
  • Finnish: luvakkeenottaja — holder of a franchise
  • Finnish: franchising-ottaja — holder of a franchise
  • Finnish: franchisen ottaja — holder of a franchise
  • German: Franchisenehmer — holder of a franchise
  • Indonesian: ahli waralaba — holder of a franchise
  • Japanese: フランチャイジー — holder of a franchise
  • Malay: francaisi — holder of a franchise
  • Polish: franczyzobiorca — holder of a franchise
  • Polish: franczyzobiorczyni — holder of a franchise
  • Portuguese: franqueado — holder of a franchise
  • Spanish: franquiciado — holder of a franchise
  • Spanish: franquiciado — holder of a franchise
  • Spanish: franquiciatario — holder of a franchise
  • Swedish: franchisetagare — holder of a franchise