as in vendor
a person or business that has been given the right to sell something on property owned by someone else
The stadium's concessionaires sell all sorts of food, including everything from hot dogs to sushi.
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Recent Examples of concessionaire
Its stock plunged 45% over the past year as tourist arrivals from China dropped and its key concessionaire, King Power, sought to cancel contracts to operate duty-free shops at five airports.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of transportation to the Channel Islands National Park, must climb a ladder to a series of cliffside staircases to mount the island.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The unlucky shakedown targets are the hotels and airport concessionaires that now will be required to pay a minimum hourly wage that ratchets up to $30, plus an $8.35 per hour health insurance payment, by July 2028.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of transportation to the Channel Islands National Park, must climb a ladder to a series of cliffside staircases to mount the island.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The unlucky shakedown targets are the hotels and airport concessionaires that now will be required to pay a minimum hourly wage that ratchets up to $30, plus an $8.35 per hour health insurance payment, by July 2028.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concessionaire
Noun
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Some vendors might take only cash or check payments, while others might charge additional processing fees for credit cards, Rhee said.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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This one goes back to prior points: working with vendors and partners is a plus 3.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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The sailboat and the seller were both located in California.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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According to a 2022 article in the Korea Herald, private guns are intended for shooting athletes, manufacturers and sellers of firearms, and for those who need them for construction or as props in film or TV production.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Whaling merchant James Arnold left a part of his estate to Harvard to support the advancement of agriculture and horticulture, while Olmstead was brought in to design the botanic space.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
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Looking at other mass merchant retailers, Target is advertising folders from 15 cents, notebooks from 35 cents and both classroom storage and pencil pouches from 99 cents.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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“Concessionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concessionaire. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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