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 economic blow to hoteliers comes at a time when there had been such hope for the hospitality industry. —The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 27 June 2025

Located in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood, the boutique hotelier is offering 84 ultra-luxury private residences that will be situated across the top 15 floors of the city’s new Edition hotel, with two half-floor penthouses occupying the very top. —Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025

Today, a growing movement of designers, hoteliers, and cultural stewards—many of them women—are celebrating, preserving, and reimagining this legacy while inviting travelers to experience it firsthand. —Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 28 May 2025

California An Irish hotelier, Qatari royals and a federal lawsuit involving a Beverly Hills hotel April 25, 2025 Kulikoff, who was released following his arrest, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. —Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025

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