Recent Examples on the WebBut his impact on Kansas City as a hotelier and passionate champion of downtown businesses was so huge that city leaders named a park the size of a city block after him.—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024 Both properties are part of a network of hotels, restaurants and an atmospheric hammam created by visionary Scottish hotelier James Stuart, who holds Vejer close to his heart.—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024 More recently, the RPF has faced off against the Rwandan Movement for Democratic Change, an opposition group based in eastern Congo and co-founded by Paul Rusesabagina, the hotelier featured in the movie Hotel Rwanda and celebrated for sheltering Tutsi civilians during the genocide.—Phil Clark, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021 Not surprisingly, analysts say, the demise of short-term rentals has driven up demand for hotel rooms and has emboldened some hoteliers to increase prices.—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for hotelier
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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.
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