noun
hotelier
oh-tel-YAY/ˌəʊtelˈjeɪ/
A person who owns or manages a hotel.
The hotelier directs the porter toward the guest rooms with a loaded luggage trolley.
Etymology
The lodging word plus an occupational ending names the person who keeps the establishment. Its earlier meaning, 'innkeeper,' preserves essentially the same role as the modern hotel owner or manager.
In context
our local partner paul mcnelly who's a hotelier in the area and has several hotels
More examples
- A local hotelier buys the building to create a boutique hotel.
- The hotelier hires a new manager for the front desk.
- Several hoteliers offer discounted rooms during the winter.
Forms
hotelier · hoteliers
Similar words
- innkeeper
- Usually runs a smaller inn rather than a large hotel.
- proprietor
- Owns a business of any kind, not necessarily a hotel.