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hotelkeeper

hotelkeeper

3.4
A person who owns or runs a hotel
  • noun
  • /hoʊˈtɛlˌkipər/
  • UK
translation icon : hotelero
  • As a hotelkeeper, she is responsible for ensuring that all guests have a pleasant stay.

Examples

Synonyms

operator
vshotelkeeper
69 3.6

A person who runs a business like a shop

refers specifically to hotels rather than any business
innkeeper
vshotelkeeper
19 3.4

A person who runs a small hotel and looks after guests

is about hotels rather than small inn hospitality
hostess
vshotelkeeper
  • Archaic
15 3.7

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

is gender neutral rather than female specific
hotel manager
vshotelkeeper
8 3.0

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

includes ownership or overall control rather than only daily management
hotelier
vshotelkeeper
5 5.4

A person who owns or runs a hotel

is the same in meaning but an alternative term
hosteller
vshotelkeeper
7.4

A person who owns or manages a hotel

is the same in meaning but a different word form
hotelman
vshotelkeeper
  • Archaic
5.4

A man who owns or runs a hotel

is gender neutral rather than male specific
hotelwoman
vshotelkeeper
  • Archaic
7.9

A woman who owns or runs a hotel

is gender neutral rather than female specific
boniface
vshotelkeeper
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who owns or runs an inn

applies specifically to hotels rather than to inns
innholder
vshotelkeeper
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who owns or runs an inn

is used for modern hotel ownership not only historical inn cases

How Responsible

hotelier
5 5.4
hotelkeeper
  • UK
3.4
innkeeper
19 3.4

Surface Forms

hotelkeeper singular
hotelkeepers plural

Morphology

hotelkeeper = hotel + keeper (transparent) = hotel + keeper

The compound combines two familiar, productive English words 'hotel' + 'keeper'; the meaning 'person who keeps/manages a hotel' is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word hotelkeeper comes from two parts: hotel, from an old French word for a big 'guest house', and keeper, from keep, meaning 'to look after' or 'care for', as in 'zookeeper'. So a hotelkeeper is the person who owns or looks after a hotel.