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

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

Last year, local hotelier Liz Lambert announced that her famous desert campground in Marfa, El Cosmico, would be reimagined as a visionary 62-acre development created with 3-D printing technology. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 May 2024

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