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hotelier

hotelier

5 5.4
A person who owns or runs a hotel
  • noun
  • /oʊˈtɛl.jɪr/
translation icon : hotelero
  • The hotelier welcomed guests with a warm smile as they checked into the luxury resort.
  • hoteliers and restaurateurs
  • hotelier and owner
  • local hotelier

But what, what it really forced me to look at is how I had the, the, the hotelier's wake up call.

Examples

  • As a successful hotelier, she manages multiple properties in the city, ensuring quality service.

  • The hotelier and founder of Island Records picks his six favorite places and a work of art...

    Blog text (4)
  • If I had been Dora's hotelier or her lover, I would have thought her pleasant enough company.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Public Hotel hotelier Ian Schrager recently revamped the iconic Ambassador East.

    Blog text (24)
  • Search engine optimization will never die because it pushes hoteliers to continuously improve their sites.

    Blog text (19)
  • Wyndham's shares could move up another 20% as profits grow and the hotelier and time-share operator continue its aggressive stock buyback program.

    Blog text (17)
  • At that time, J. Perry Stoltz, a Miami hotelier, planned to purchase the property and construct a magnificent hotel on the grounds that would be part of a large chain of luxury hotels.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Hotelier Kerzner is known as one of the world's flashiest developers, and the Bahamian Atlantis is his signature property.

    Academic text (2009)
  • He has worked as a hotelier for over a decade, specializing in boutique hotel management.

Synonyms

innkeeper
vshotelier
19 3.4

A person who runs a small hotel and looks after guests

applies to hotels more than to smaller inn settings
hostess
vshotelier
  • Archaic
15 3.7

A woman who runs an inn or small hotel and welcomes guests

is gender neutral and does not mark the person's sex
hotel manager
vshotelier
8 3.0

A person who runs a hotel and looks after guests and staff

also covers ownership as well as managerial responsibility
hosteller
vshotelier
7.4

A person who owns or manages a hotel

is the standard term rather than that alternative form
hotelkeeper
vshotelier
  • UK
3.4

A person who owns or runs a hotel

is a common single word form for the same role
hotelman
vshotelier
  • Archaic
5.4

A man who owns or runs a hotel

is gender neutral rather than male specific in reference
hotelwoman
vshotelier
  • Archaic
7.9

A woman who owns or runs a hotel

is gender neutral rather than female specific in reference
innholder
vshotelier
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who owns or runs an inn

is used mainly for modern hotel owners rather than historic inn roles

How Responsible

hotelier
5 5.4

Surface Forms

hotelier singular
hoteliers plural

Morphology

hotelier = hotel (transparent) = hotel + ier

The suffix '-ier' is a common French-derived suffix indicating a person associated with a particular thing or activity.

Etymology

The word hotelier comes from French hôtelier, built on hôtel, a word for a large house or a place for guests, and is related to English hotel and host ('someone who welcomes guests'). So a hotelier is literally someone who runs or owns a hotel.