"franchisee" meaning in English

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          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
          "word": "franchisenemer"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
          "word": "toimiluvan ottaja"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
          "word": "franchising-ottaja"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
          "word": "franchisen ottaja"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
          "word": "Franchisenehmer"
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        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
          "word": "フランチャイジー"
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          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
          "word": "francaisi"
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          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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          "word": "franqueado"
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          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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          "word": "franquiciado"
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          "word": "franquiciado"
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          "word": "franquiciatario"
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          "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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  "word": "franchisee"
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      "sense": "holder of a franchise",
      "word": "franchisenemer"
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      "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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      "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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      "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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      "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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      "sense": "holder of a franchise",
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