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

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

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In 1921, hoteliers in Atlantic City subverted that idea by creating their own revue of “bathing beauties,” held the week after Labor Day as a way to extend the summer season.

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"We have always maintained a strong foothold in the hotel industry," Guide boss Gwendal Poullennec told an awards ceremony attended by hoteliers from across the world in Paris on Wednesday night.

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In Dumfries and Galloway, one hotelier has raised concerns that it would make the region "needlessly more expensive".

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"I have so many memories that are coming back to me now," says Paris Louamis, 50, a hotelier on the Greek island of Lesbos.

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