franchiseen.
/ˌfran(t)ʃʌɪˈziː/, U.S. /ˌfrænˌ(t)ʃaɪˈzi/ Originally U.S.
A holder of a commercial franchise (franchise n. 2e).
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1956 Trademark Reporter 46 45 Opposer adopted the word slim for vitamin-fortified skim milk in 1949 and by use of franchises extended the sale of its products to 40 dairies in 21 states. Mark is normally used in conjunction with the primary mark of the franchisee.
1966 Economist 9 July 148/1 Franchisers, to be successful, must to some degree tell their franchisees what to sell and at what price.
1991 A. Roddick Body & Soul iv. 92 In return for the franchisee putting up the money to open a shop, we provided a licence to use the Body Shop name and the products to sell.
2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 July a19/5 Ms. Vlaming said Coverall did not fire franchisees to obtain fees from new ones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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