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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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John McEntee Bowman, potent hotelman, would and did.

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

"They don't play golf or tennis," complains one Bermuda hotelman.

From Time Magazine Archive

In deal No. 4, he bought Fort Worth's Terminal Hotel with two partners and learned that there were more dangers for a hotelman than the complaints of dissatisfied guests.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Million-Dollar Suitcase by Alice MacGowan

And most hotelmen are convinced that Federal Tax Chief Mortimer Caplin's crackdown on expense accounts will cut the average hotel bill still more.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Economical jet travel has helped lift the demand for accommodations so rapidly that hotelmen in many countries are swamped with business.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rush for rooms with a view abroad is a godsend for the big U.S. hotelmen, since business at home is not what it used to be.

From Time Magazine Archive

San Francisco hotelmen sweated at the thankless job of shooing guests out.

From Time Magazine Archive

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