hotelier

[oh-tuhl-yey, hoht-l-eer]

noun

1. a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.

hotelier

/ həʊˈtɛljeɪ /

noun

1. an owner or manager of one or more hotels

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotelier¹

1900–05; < French hôtelier; hotel, -ier ²

Example Sentences

But hoteliers expressed "deep concern" that the visitor levy would worsen trading conditions.

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The seemingly unshakable demand for luxury travel is prompting high-end hoteliers like Montage International to expand.

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A well-known hotelier and restaurateur has been charged with murder following the death of his 100-year-old mother.

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The president held up renderings of the ballroom, which followed the hotelier’s preferred motif of gilded fixtures against white walls.

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"The world is going to know our flag," Sydney Elias, a hotelier in Praia, said.

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