hotelier

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

/ ˌoʊ təlˈyeɪ, ˌhoʊt lˈɪər /

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noun

a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.

Nearby words

hotchpot, hotchpotch, hotdogging, hotel, hotel rack, hotelier, hotelkeeper, hotelman, hotere, hotfoot, hotfoot it

Origin of hotelier

1900–05; < French hôtelier; see hotel, -ier²

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Examples from the Web for hotelier

The hotelier alerted authorities who sent a Coast Guard ship to meet the incoming boat.
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But focusing on in-store experience—and bringing in a French hotelier to fix it—misses the forest for the trees.
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Gaza City hotelier Jawdat Al Khodary said much the same thing.
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British Dictionary definitions for hotelier

hotelier

/ (həʊˈtɛljeɪ) /

noun

an owner or manager of one or more hotels

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