concessionaire
noun
con·ces·sion·aire
kən-ˌse-shə-ˈner 
: the owner or operator of a concession
especially
: one that operates a refreshment stand at a recreational center
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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.
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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
The preserve has a space set aside for a lakefront restaurant with ample deck, but two concessionaires have closed there since 2021 and 2024.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Yurts with views at State Forest State Park in Gould
Yonder Yurts became the new concessionaire in Colorado’s State Forest Park in January 2024 and started the buildout process that June.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
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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
The preserve has a space set aside for a lakefront restaurant with ample deck, but two concessionaires have closed there since 2021 and 2024.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Yurts with views at State Forest State Park in Gould
Yonder Yurts became the new concessionaire in Colorado’s State Forest Park in January 2024 and started the buildout process that June.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
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“Concessionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concessionaire. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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concessionaire
noun
con·ces·sion·aire
kən-ˌsesh-ə-ˈna(ə)r
-ˈne(ə)r
: one that has been given a concession (as to sell something)
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