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hotelier

American  
[oh-tuhl-yey, hoht-l-eer] / ˌoʊ təlˈyeɪ, ˌhoʊt lˈɪər /

noun

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

hotelier British  
/ həʊˈtɛljeɪ /

noun

  1. an owner or manager of one or more hotels

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Etymology

Origin of hotelier

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

Example Sentences

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The hotelier communicated with both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

“Some people thought it was a bit petulant,” said Dave Burns, a hotelier and publican in Christchurch who helped launch the campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Irish hotelier Patrick McKillen is suing members of the Qatari royal family, accusing them of defrauding him and his company.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

The first guests began arriving at Holmes’s World’s Fair Hotel, though not in the volume he and every other South Side hotelier had expected.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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