noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who operates a hotel.
2. 2
   a male owner or manager of hotels wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hotelier

Etymology

From hotel + -man. Piecewise doublet of hospitalman.

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