innkeeper

American  

[in-kee-per] / ˈɪnˌki pər /

noun

1. a person who owns or manages an inn or, sometimes, a hotel.

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innkeeper British  

/ ˈɪnˌkiːpə /

noun

1. an owner or manager of an inn

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Etymology

Origin of innkeeper

First recorded in 1540–50; inn + keeper

Example Sentences

“I believe everything out of the common,” says the innkeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s pretty usual for us in Humboldt County to get earthquakes,” said Chappelle, who is the innkeeper of Hydrangea Inn, which was built by her great-aunt in the 1930s.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was an innkeeper in this crazy little town in Vermont ... “

From Los Angeles Times

I grabbed the innkeeper’s shoulder and said, “A Persian mystic. That’s a Persian mystic.”

From Literature

The introverted Ms. Grade acknowledged that she was a most unlikely innkeeper.

From New York Times