owner-operator

ˈoʊnər-ˈɑpəˌreɪtər

Definition of owner-operator - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business owner

Rare

person who owns and operates a business

Rare

The owner-operator managed the store by himself.

entrepreneur

proprietor

transportation

TECH.

truck driver who owns and operates their truck

TECH.

The owner-operator delivered goods across the country.

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Origin of owner-operator

English, owner (possessor) + operator (one who operates)

Terms with owner-operator included in their meaning

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oilman

industry

owner or operator of oil wells

merchant

business

owner or operator of a retail business

cattleman

ownership

owner or operator of a cattle ranch

Examples of owner-operator in a sentence

As an owner-operator, she took pride in her restaurant's success.
The owner-operator faced many challenges on the road.
As an owner-operator, she managed her own schedule.

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French:propriétaire-exploitant, chauffeur-propriétaire, ...
German:Eigentümer-Betreiber, Lkw-Fahrer, ...
Italian:proprietario-operatore, autista-proprietario, ...
Spanish:propietario-operador, ...
Portuguese:dono-operador, ...
Chinese:自营老板, 自营卡车司机, ...
Japanese:オーナーオペレーター, オーナードライバー, ...
Arabic:مالِك عَمَل, مالِك-مُشَغِّل, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל וּמְנַהֵל, בַּעַל מְשָׁאִית, ...
Russian:владелец-оператор, владелец-водитель, ...
Ukrainian:власник-оператор, водій вантажівки, ...
Hindi:स्वामी-संचालक, स्वामी-चालक, ...
Bengali:মালিক-পরিচালক, মালিক-চালক, ...
Catalan:propietari-operador, propietari-conductor, ...
Czech:majitel-provozovatel, majitel-řidič, ...
Danish:ejer-operatør, ejer-chauffør, ...
Dutch:eigenaar-exploitant, eigenaar-chauffeur, ...
Greek:ιδιοκτήτης-χειριστής, ιδιοκτήτης-οδηγός, ...
Hungarian:tulajdonos-üzemeltető, fuvarozó, ...
Khmer:ម្ចាស់អាជីវកម្មដែលគ្រប់គ្រងដោយខ្លួនឯង, អ្នកបើកបររថយន្តដឹកទំនិញជាម្ចាស់រថយន្ត, ...
Korean:소유주-운영자, 운전자-소유자, ...
Persian:مالک-اپراتور, راننده-مالک, ...
Polish:właściciel-operator, właściciel-kierowca, ...
Portuguese (BR):dono-operador, ...
Romanian:proprietar-operator, proprietar-șofer, ...
Swedish:ägare-operatör, lastbilschaufför, ...
Thai:เจ้าของ-ผู้ดำเนินการ, คนขับรถบรรทุก, ...
Turkish:sahip-işletmeci, kamyon şoförü, ...
Vietnamese:chủ sở hữu-điều hành, tài xế xe tải, ...

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