hotelier

noun

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

Examples of hotelier in a Sentence

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Staff are working to recruit hoteliers, and studying different financing options for the site. Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025 The committee would include hoteliers, at least one representing a small hotel with fewer than 300 rooms, and a city representative. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025 In 2019, hotelier Eric Goode, designer Ramin Shamshiri, restaurateur Warner Ebbink, and documentary filmmaker Jeremy McBride purchased the buildings and initiated a six-year redevelopment project. Jackie Bryant, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025 In 1989, the actress and Swedish hotelier met at an arts festival in Bath, England. Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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