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

Randall’s uncle Richard, a hotelier, caterer and restaurateur in Pittsburgh, gave him his first job as a dishwasher. —Brad Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026

Luminara joins the Collection’s first two ships, Evrima (launched in 2022) and Ilma (launched in 2024), and is the hotelier’s most ambitious project to date, featuring two brand-new suite categories that afford guests over 1,000 square feet of private living space. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026

The city also argued that a hotel tax increase will have a limited impact on hoteliers. —Devan Patel, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026

And second, there’s a once-in-a-generation new hotel chain that’s just debuted there as the ideal place to stay; the family behind it has connections, cachet, and plenty of cash, which always primes a hotelier to thrive. —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 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