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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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The deal that gave him the greatest satisfaction and made him the nation's leading hotelman came when he made the Waldorf-Astoria a Hilton hotel in 1949.

From Time Magazine Archive

But there's a rub Once upon a time, a savvy Japanese hotelman named Hideki Yokoi came up with the ultimate gimmick.

From Time Magazine Archive

Three hours after he had registered, said the hotelman, two men entered the lobby and sent a note up to his room.

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

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

From The Million-Dollar Suitcase by MacGowan, Alice