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hotelier.

Someone who owns or runs a hotel.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/həʊˈtɛl.i.ə/UK/həʊˈtɛl.iˌeɪ/UK/hoʊˈtɛl.i.əɹ/Canada/ˌoʊ.tɛlˈjeɪ/US
  1. Someone who owns or runs a hotel.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -er French -ier French hôtelierbor. English hotelier Borrowed from French hôtelier.

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