hotelier

noun

Definition of hoteliernext
as in innkeeper

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Recent Examples of hotelier Waddingham was previously in a relationship with Gianluca Cugnetto, an Italian hotelier. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 June 2026 This boutique property from renowned hotelier André Balazs offers contemporary rooms with private terraces. — Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026 In place of the Sheraton, the hotelier will build Americana by Loews Hotels, the third property for the franchise in the Arlington entertainment district. — CBS News, 5 June 2026 Elaine Wynn, the late hotelier, casino owner, philanthropist, and co-chair of the LACMA board, pledged fifty million dollars. — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hotelier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotelier
  1. innkeeper
  2. padrone
  3. patron
  4. landlord
Noun
  • Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
  • The state has asked Lake and Porter counties to adopt a 1% food and beverage tax and for Lake County to pass a 5% innkeepers tax.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of innkeeper
Noun
  • Instead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Definition of padrone
Noun
  • On Friday, patrons for three Smithsonian museums within the track’s perimeter — Air and Space, Natural History and American Indian — will need to pass through metal detectors.
    — Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, each does so differently, because every library responds to what its patrons need.
    — Michael Fassnacht, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of patron
Noun
  • Stroh's landlord is taking the lead on remediation, while Stroh waits to learn how the business can proceed.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Answer that deliberately, workload by workload, and the suite becomes a tool again instead of a landlord.
    — Neerav Vyas, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of landlord

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