hotelier

American  

[oh-tuhl-yay, hoht-l-eer] / ˌoʊ təlˈjeɪ, ˌhoʊt lˈɪər /

noun

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

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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; see hotel, -ier ²

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Explanation

A hotelier is a person who runs or owns a hotel. If you stay at a hotel, you may never see the hotelier, who is responsible for hiring and managing staff and keeping things running smoothly. It's probably more common to use the term "hotel manager," but hotelier is a fancy way to refer to the person in charge of a hotel's operation. If you've got a complaint about your room, you might angrily demand to speak to the hotelier immediately. The word hotelier comes from the French hôtelier, "hotelkeeper or hotel proprietor," and its Old French root hostel, "a lodging."

Example Sentences

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hotelier

In 2017 — after reinventing himself as a hotelier, achieving sustained success and expressing remorse — he was pardoned in 2017 by President Obama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

In other parts of the market shares of Marriott International’s stock rose 4.3% to $416.30 after the hotelier posted quarterly revenue growth, citing strong demand in North America and a rebound in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Two years ago, Martinez de Vara joined a coalition of power players associated with a nonprofit called Dallas HERO, a group funded in part by Republican megadonor and Dallas-area hotelier Monty Bennett.

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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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Related Words

• property owner
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