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

Example Sentences

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innholder

"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 Morley, Henry

If we consider the demands of nature, more cannot be required; if we examine the expense of the innholder, he ought not to supply soldiers with a greater quantity for nothing.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I by Johnson, Samuel

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 Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)

He was a German innholder, and the count a wealthy, influential French nobleman, with a proper warrant for searching his house.

From Eric or, Under the Sea by Samuels, S. B. C. (Susan Blagge Caldwell)

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 Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)