hotelier

noun

Definition of hoteliernext
as in innkeeper

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Recent Examples of hotelier What’s next for Albania The things that make visiting Albania so wonderful—jaw-dropping scenery and that every restaurateur and hotelier foists their father’s homemade raki (grape brandy) on everyone, immediately—remain firmly in place. — Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 Since then, his great-grandson, Marc de Jouffroy, and French hotelier Arnaud Zannier of Zannier Hotels group, have worked together to bring it back to life. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 The station itself belongs to the region's transit district, which in 2012 awarded the redevelopment to the Union Station Alliance, a group formed in 2001 whose managing partners were McWhinney and hotelier Walter Isenberg. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The whole thing, a collaboration between hotelier Schrager and Herzog & de Meuron, is very splashy. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hotelier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotelier
  1. innkeeper
  2. padrone
  3. patron
  4. landlord
Noun
  • Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
  • The state has asked Lake and Porter counties to adopt a 1% food and beverage tax and for Lake County to pass a 5% innkeepers tax.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of innkeeper
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  • Instead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Definition of padrone
Noun
  • Whether these portraits represent past patrons, whose stories once unspooled over these same steaming cups, Kim declines to comment.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • One of the most romantic venues is Naam 1608, set in a traditional wood house on the river where patrons sitting along the bar can almost touch their toes in the water.
    — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of patron
Noun
  • Her first rule is to read the lease and talk to the landlord before starting anything.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • It’s named after India’s zamindars, the feudal landlords who held power as aristocrats for centuries.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of landlord

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