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the innkeeper was a very genial, accommodating host
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The innkeeper seemed uncomfortable at seeing him, and Craint held up a hand in reassurance.
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Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Goss moved to Hot Springs to work as the hotel’s innkeeper, taking in the town’s clean air and natural beauty, while his parents lived a few miles outside town in a tiny home perched on a hill.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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September: ‘Bright I Burn’ by Molly Aitken
In 13th century Ireland, Alice, the daughter of a wealthy innkeeper, has vowed not to be weighed down by family responsibilities like her mother.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Michael Ball is superb as Javert, while Gavin Lee and Bonnie Langford are brilliantly wicked, and funny, as the Fagin-esque innkeeper Thénardier and his sarcastic wife.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
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Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Goss moved to Hot Springs to work as the hotel’s innkeeper, taking in the town’s clean air and natural beauty, while his parents lived a few miles outside town in a tiny home perched on a hill.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Here’s How the Cover of Fall’s Biggest Book — Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo — Came to Life (Exclusive)
03 of 11
September: ‘Bright I Burn’ by Molly Aitken
In 13th century Ireland, Alice, the daughter of a wealthy innkeeper, has vowed not to be weighed down by family responsibilities like her mother.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Michael Ball is superb as Javert, while Gavin Lee and Bonnie Langford are brilliantly wicked, and funny, as the Fagin-esque innkeeper Thénardier and his sarcastic wife.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Innkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innkeeper. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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innkeeper
noun
inn·keep·er
ˈin-ˌkē-pər 
: the person who runs an inn
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