hotelier

noun

ho·​te·​lier hō-ˈtel-yər How to pronounce hotelier (audio) ˌō-tᵊl-ˈyā How to pronounce hotelier (audio)
ˌȯ-
: a proprietor or manager of a hotel

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The brainchild of famed politician and hotelier Eduard Cattani and his architect brother Arnold Cattani, the Grandhotel Winterhaus was purpose-built to awe. Alexandra Cheney, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025 The fourth-generation restaurateur and hotelier’s taste for the finer things has brought him a Rolex Yacht-Master 42, a Head tennis racquet, a Conran Shop backgammon set, and more Shop Landing Gear Get a Grip! airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025 No fisherman or coastal hotelier—whether Democrat or Republican—wants to suffer through something like the Deepwater Horizon spill that hit Louisiana's coast nearly 15 years ago. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 Savvy hotelier Jayson Seidman purchased the Italianate mansion (built by architect Thomas Sully in 1883) in 2019 and, in a thoughtful overhaul, created a true city living room. Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hotelier

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of hotelier was circa 1738

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“Hotelier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotelier. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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