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Ian Schrager, the hotelier behind the Public hotel brand and founder of Studio 54, listed his Dumbo loft on 31 Washington Street this week for $4.3 million.—Clio Chang, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2024 In 1864, the story goes, St. Moritz hotelier Johannes Badrutt challenged his British summertime guests to come back and play in the snow.—Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 But then, Herr König — our creepy, Pied Piper–like hotelier played by Dan Stevens with a thick German accent — whips out his little recorder to lure us all into a deliciously ridiculous finale.—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024 Los Angeles’ exclusive San Vicente Bungalows was founded in 2019 by hotelier Jeffrey Klein, who’s known for his revitalization of the Sunset Tower Hotel.—Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hotelier
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French hôtelier, going back to Old French ostelier, hostelier "innkeeper," from ostel, hostel "lodgings, hotel entry 1" + -ier-er entry 2
Note:
Cf. hosteler, hostler, ultimately borrowed from Anglo-Norman counterparts to the continental Old French word.
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