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Despite the inventory onslaught, hoteliers expect to make money.—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025 In it, for those who do not know, shambolic Torquay hotelier Basil Fawlty welcomes a group of German guests.—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Tyler Morse, a prominent New York hotelier, donated the legal max to both Cuomo and the speaker this month, records show.—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025 Schools have also reopened, as hoteliers spruce up their properties, restaurateurs refine menus, and shopkeepers survey new stock in preparation for tourist season, which kicks off in April.—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025 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.
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