hotelier

noun

ho·​te·​lier hō-ˈtel-yər  ˌō-tᵊl-ˈyā 

ˌȯ-

: a proprietor or manager of a hotel

Examples of hotelier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The producers behind a biopic on legendary Ibiza figure Tony Pike have been hit with a cease-and-desist letter by the publisher of the late hotelier’s autobiography. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025

Lisa from Blackpink), fussy resort manager Fabian (Christian Friedel), and actress turned hotelier Sritala (Lek Patravadi). —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025

How hotelier Fabrizio Ruspoli has turned an olive farm into the High Atlas's most intoxicating garden retreat—and where to find Marrakech's most peaceful gardens. December 31, 2024 All products featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. —Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024

The small hotelier sold all but one of its ten properties and issued shares and debt to finance $70 million in bitcoin purchases. —Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French hôtelier, going back to Old French ostelier, hostelier "innkeeper," from ostel, hostel "lodgings, hotel entry 1" + -ier -er entry 2

Note: Cf. hosteler, hostler, ultimately borrowed from Anglo-Norman counterparts to the continental Old French word.

First Known Use

circa 1738, in the meaning defined above