hotelier

noun

ho·te·lier hō-ˈtel-yər ˌō-tᵊl-ˈyā

ˌȯ-

Synonyms of hotelier

: a proprietor or manager of a hotel

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In 1974, a Miami Beach hotelier named Harold Konover bought it and reamed it the Konover. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Michael, a co-founder of London investment firm RAB Capital, and Giancarla, the daughter of the late hotelier Charles Forte and sister of Rocco Forte, spent years restoring the property and its grounds. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026 What’s next for Albania The things that make visiting Albania so wonderful—jaw-dropping scenery and that every restaurateur and hotelier foists their father’s homemade raki (grape brandy) on everyone, immediately—remain firmly in place. — Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 Since then, his great-grandson, Marc de Jouffroy, and French hotelier Arnaud Zannier of Zannier Hotels group, have worked together to bring it back to life. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hotelier

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French hôtelier, going back to Old French ostelier, hostelier "innkeeper," from ostel, hostel "lodgings, hotel entry 1" + -ier -er entry 2

Note: Cf. hosteler, hostler, ultimately borrowed from Anglo-Norman counterparts to the continental Old French word.

First Known Use

circa 1738, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hotelier was circa 1738

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