Concessionaire

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /kÉ™nËŒsɛʃəˈnÉ›r/

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} concessionnaire.

Full definition of concessionaire

Noun

1. one who holds a concession or a right granted (for example, by the government) to conduct a certain business
• 1920, Frederick Spencer Hamilton, The Days Before YesterdayFrom 1830 to 1871 there were public gaming-tables in Heligoland, and the Concessionaire paid such a high price for his permit that the colonial finances were in the most flourishing condition.