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

This opening follows more than a decade of controversy and transformation, including a community debate, bankruptcy and the arrival of a new hotelier in 2020. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The show follows 16-year-old Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau), a single sculler whose entire life is derailed after her father, David (Byron Lawson), a wealthy hotelier, is caught stealing money from his clients. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Together the hoteliers have reimagined a constellation of historic buildings in and around Lech as art galleries and exhibition spaces. — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026

Searching for fall value As dynamic pricing has spread more widely into the lodging sector, largely gone are the days when hoteliers automatically dropped prices as calendars flipped to September. — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

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