hosteler

[ hos-tl-er ]
/ ˈhɒs tl ər /

noun

a person who operates a hostel.
a person who stays at a hostel or goes hosteling.
Also especially British, hos·tel·ler.

Origin of hosteler

1250–1300; Middle English; see hostel, -er2; akin to Old French hostelier

Example sentences from the Web for hosteller

  • The aldermen were responsible for their wards, and every hosteller was likewise responsible for his guest.

  • At the head of each was an officer called a Brewy or Beetagh, a public hospitaller or hosteller, who was held in high honour.

British Dictionary definitions for hosteller

hosteller

US hosteler

/ (ˈhɒstələ) /

noun

a person who stays at youth hostels
an archaic word for innkeeper