What does innkeeper mean?

Definitions for innkeeper
ˈɪnˌki pərinnkeep·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. host, innkeeper, bonifacenoun

    the owner or manager of an inn

GCIDE

  1. Innkeepernoun

    One who keeps an inn; the proprietor or manager of an inn or hotel.

Wiktionary

  1. innkeepernoun

    The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

  2. Etymology: inn + keeper

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Innkeepernoun

    One who keeps lodgings and provisions for the entertainment of travellers.

    Etymology: inn and keeper.

    Clergymen must not keep a tavern, nor a judge be an innkeeper. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of holy living.

    A factious innkeeper, in the reign of Henry VII. was hanged, drawn, and quartered. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

    We were not so inquisitive about the inn as the innkeeper; and provided our landlord's principles were sound, did not take any notice of the staleness of his provisions. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. innkeeper

    Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommodation for horses.

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  1. innkeeper

    An innkeeper is a person who owns or manages an inn, which is a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, and other services for travelers or tourists. The innkeeper is responsible for the daily operations of the inn, which include maintaining cleanliness, handling reservations and guest services, managing staff, and providing meals.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Innkeepernoun

    an innholder

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of innkeeper in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of innkeeper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of innkeeper in a Sentence

  1. Jewish Proverb:

    The innkeeper loves a drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.

  2. Konstanty Gebert:

    Before World War Two speaking in foreign languages was commonplace. You spoke in a different language with a Hungarian horse trader, a Jewish innkeeper or a Ukrainian peasant, that changed radically after the war.

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