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hotelman

American  
[hoh-tel-muhn, -man] / hoʊˈtɛl mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

  • hotelmen
    plural
  1. hotelkeeper.


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Etymology

Origin of hotelman

First recorded in 1915–20; hotel + man

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A competing Hong Kong hotelman could not resist a dig at Hilton's promotion.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wife of a millionaire Chicago hotelman and financier, Mrs. Palmer ruled wherever she chose to go: Newport, Paris, Rome.

From Time Magazine Archive

Was Kennedy trying to establish an alibi when he appeared fully and dryly clothed before a hotelman in Edgartown and pointedly asked the time?

From Time Magazine Archive

It was by equally shrewd deals that Connie Hilton had become the world's biggest hotelman.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Kite as a hotelman was a new one on me.

From The Million-Dollar Suitcase by MacGowan, Alice

Ever since the Depression caught U.S. hotelmen overexpanded, they have been chary of risking money on new hotels.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1890 a syndicate of California hotelmen bought 1,500 acres of peak timberland for $4,500.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some rival Los Angeles hotelmen shook their heads at Douglas' "big gamble."

From Time Magazine Archive

It is ironic, therefore, that the hotelmen are now looking to legalized gambling for their salvation.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Good hotelmen," says Treadway, "start in the kitchen."

From Time Magazine Archive

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