Meaning
owner, landlord
- owner, proprietary, proprietor, landlord
In a sentence
Il proprietario del bar è molto gentile.
The owner of the bar is very kind.
Hai già chiamato il proprietario della casa?
Have you already called the owner of the house?
Non sono il proprietario di questa macchina.
I am not the owner of this car.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| proprietario | masculine · singular |
| proprietari | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use proprietario for legal ownership. For a shop or business owner, titolare is often more natural.
- For renting, proprietario is the landlord; padrone sounds old-fashioned or can mean boss/master instead.
- It agrees for gender and number: proprietario, proprietaria, proprietari, proprietarie.