hotelkeeper

[ hoh-tel-kee-per ]

noun

1. a manager or owner of a hotel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotelkeeper¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; hotel + keeper

Example Sentences

And hotelkeepers complained of canceled bookings, empty rooms and a precipitous drop in revenues over the weekend in a city heavily dependent on tourism.

From New York Times

Now and then a startled hotelkeeper would object to having the birds register there.

From Literature

The posters often obscured the names of guests in the ledgers from public view and helped hotelkeepers survey their clientele, ensuring that no criminals were in their rooms.

From New York Times

Another pitfall — and opportunity — for harried hotelkeepers is the use of automated messages.

From New York Times

They unload in a town called Epernay, and the hotelkeeper brings wine and chicken legs and broth that Werner manages to keep down.

From Literature

Related Words

• property owner
• proprietor