Phrase guide

sole proprietor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The person who owns and controls a sole proprietorship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, law

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: едноличен търговец (ednoličen tǎrgovec) — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 個體戶 /个体户 (gètǐhù) — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • Finnish: yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • German: Alleininhaber — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • German: Einzelinhaber — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • Hungarian: egyéni vállalkozó — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • Polish: właściciel wyłączny — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • Polish: właścicielka wyłączna — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • Portuguese: proprietário único — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • Portuguese: empresário individual — person who controls a sole proprietorship
  • Ukrainian: приватний підприємець (pryvatnyj pidpryjemecʹ) — person who controls a sole proprietorship