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innkeeper

[ in-kee-per ]

noun

  1. a person who owns or manages an inn or, sometimes, a hotel.


innkeeper

/ ˈɪˌ쾱ːə /

noun

  1. an owner or manager of an inn
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of innkeeper1

First recorded in 1540–50; inn + keeper
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“So the innkeepers are not allowed to have a restriction against children being on the premises.”

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“It’s pretty usual for us in Humboldt County to get earthquakes,” said Chappelle, who is the innkeeper of Hydrangea Inn, which was built by her great-aunt in the 1930s.

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“I was an innkeeper in this crazy little town in Vermont ... “

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The sun had only just begun to rise as the innkeeper dragged the last of his smoldering furniture outside and took survey of the scorched walls.

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The introverted Ms. Grade acknowledged that she was a most unlikely innkeeper.

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