innkeeper

[ in-kee-per ]

/ ˈɪnˌki pər /

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

Origin of innkeeper

First recorded in 1540–50; inn + keeper

Photographer, Baker, Florist, Broadcaster, Counselor, Innkeeper, and Teacher.

St. Hippolytus’ Careers Christians Should Never Have |Candida Moss |May 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Their youngest sister, Georgette, is an innkeeper in Vermont.

Life After Wasserstein |Ralph Gardner, Jr. |December 14, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The innkeeper tells me that she has been gone these two hours.

Simon Dale |Anthony Hope
"Winter eggs are very poor eating," answered the innkeeper, puckering his lips, and lifting his eyebrows.

Hans Brinker |Mary Mapes Dodge

We have two or three addresses given to us by an innkeeper we know, M. la Hurire.

Chicot the Jester |Alexandre Dumas, Pere
The innkeeper looked swiftly to the right and left with the instinct of a trapped animal seeking an avenue of escape.

The Shrieking Pit |Arthur J. Rees
Carmen is coquetting with every man present, and the fun becomes a riot, so that the innkeeper has to interfere.

Operas Every Child Should Know |Mary Schell Hoke Bacon

innkeeper

/ (ˈɪnˌkiːpə) /

an owner or manager of an inn