concessionaire

American  

[kuhn-sesh-uh-nair] / kənˌsɛʃ əˈnɛər /

Also concessioner

noun

1. a person, group, or company to whom a concession has been granted, especially to operate a subsidiary business or service.

   a popcorn concessionaire at a baseball park.

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concessionaire British  

/ kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛə, kənˈsɛʃənə /

noun

1. someone who holds or operates a concession

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Other Word Forms

• subconcessionaire noun
• subconcessioner noun

Etymology

Origin of concessionaire

From the French word concessionnaire, dating back to 1860–65. See concession, -aire

Example Sentences

“The FAA requests that airports work with their concessionaires to help avoid this.”

From Seattle Times

He said some concessionaires sell alcohol to go and passengers get drunk before the flight or believe they can carry their drinks on to the plane.

From Seattle Times

Delaware North, a concessionaire that operates at 11 big league ballparks, says it has recalled around 8,000 employees and hired around 3,000 new ones since Jan. 1 at those parks.

From Seattle Times

It’s also the reason we were able to keep our concessionaire and have them solicit a new design-build contractor.

From Washington Post

I guess MLB wasn’t concerned about the lost income of the hourly wage-earning ticket-takers, concessionaires, parking lot attendants and service industry employees who would have benefited from the extra money earned at the All-Star Game.

From Washington Post