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hotelier

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /həʊˈtɛl.i.ə/
  • UK: /həʊˈtɛl.iˌeɪ/
  • Canada: /hoʊˈtɛl.i.əɹ/
  • US: /ˌoʊ.tɛlˈjeɪ/
  • US: /ˌhoʊ-/
  • US: /-təl-/
  • /hoʊˈtɛl.jəɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH OW0 T EH1 L Y ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who owns or runs a hotel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: publican

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an owner or manager of hotels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hotelkeeper, hotel manager, hotelman, hosteller

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: administrator, decision maker

Narrower terms: Ritz, Cesar Ritz

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *hostipotjālis 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.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hoteler — someone who runs a hotel
  • Catalan: hotelera — someone who runs a hotel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旅館經理 /旅馆经理 (lǚguǎn jīnglǐ) — someone who runs a hotel
  • Czech: hoteliér — someone who runs a hotel
  • Finnish: hotellinpitäjä — someone who runs a hotel
  • French: hôtelier — someone who runs a hotel
  • French: hôtelière — someone who runs a hotel
  • German: Hotelier — someone who runs a hotel
  • German: Hotelierin — someone who runs a hotel
  • Greek: ξενοδόχος (xenodóchos) — someone who runs a hotel
  • Icelandic: hótelstjóri — someone who runs a hotel
  • Icelandic: hótelhaldari — someone who runs a hotel
  • Japanese: ホテル経営者 (hoteru keieisha) — someone who runs a hotel
  • Polish: hotelarz — someone who runs a hotel
  • Polish: hotelarka — someone who runs a hotel
  • Portuguese: hoteleiro — someone who runs a hotel
  • Portuguese: hoteleira — someone who runs a hotel
  • Portuguese: proprietário de hotel — someone who runs a hotel
  • Portuguese: dono de hotel — someone who runs a hotel
  • Portuguese: gerente de hotel — someone who runs a hotel
  • Romanian: hotelier — someone who runs a hotel
  • Romanian: hotelieră — someone who runs a hotel
  • Russian: владе́лец оте́ля (vladélec otɛ́lja) — someone who runs a hotel
  • Russian: управля́ющий оте́ля (upravljájuščij otɛ́lja) — someone who runs a hotel
  • Russian: отелье́р (otɛlʹjér) — someone who runs a hotel
  • Scottish Gaelic: òstair — someone who runs a hotel
  • Scottish Gaelic: fear an taighe — someone who runs a hotel
  • Spanish: hotelero — someone who runs a hotel
  • Turkish: otelci — someone who runs a hotel