innholder

American  

[in-hohl-der] / ˈɪnˌhoʊl dər /

noun

1. innkeeper.

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Etymology

Origin of innholder

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at inn, holder

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Example Sentences

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innholder

The names of the sharers are not inspiring: Thomas Sparks, merchant tailor; William Gwalter, innholder; John Fisher, barber-surgeon; Thomas Wigpitt, bricklayer; etc.

From Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration by Joseph Quincy Adams

"Nay then," quoth the merchant, "thou art not for me:" "Nor," quoth the innholder, "my wife thou shalt be:" "I loathe," said the gentle, "a beggar's degree, And therefore adieu, my pretty Bessee!"

From A Bundle of Ballads by Henry Morley

The innholder was a leading man in the community.

From The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886 Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, January, 1886 by Various

Under these circumstances a convention, warned by the Committee of Safety of Arlington, met at Dorset, January 16, 1776, at the "house of Cephas Kent, innholder."

From Vermont A Study of Independence by Rowland E. (Evans) Robinson

Nor, quoth the innholder, my wife thou shalt be: I loth, said the gentle, a beggar's degree, And therefore adieu, my pretty Bessee.

From English Songs and Ballads by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland

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