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hotelman

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

noun

plural

hotelmen
  1. hotelkeeper.


Etymology

Origin of hotelman

First recorded in 1915–20; hotel + man

Example Sentences

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Last month, fast-stepping hotelman Conrad Hilton was buttonholed by the Puerto Rico Development Co., a government-backed organization.

From Time Magazine Archive

All three newspapers said that a Louis Ritter had died in Scarsdale, N.Y., reported that he had been a successful furrier and hotelman.

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