innkeeper
[
in
-kee-per]
/ˈɪnˌki pər/
noun
1.
a person who owns or manages an
inn
or, sometimes, a hotel.
Origin
1540-50;
inn
+
keeper
Examples from the web for
innkeeper
They were determined to prove he was much more important than the
innkeeper
of a safe house.
Walker made a good living as the
innkeeper
of the taverns at the crossroads.
British Dictionary definitions for
innkeeper
innkeeper
/
ˈɪnˌkiːpə
/
noun
1.
an owner or manager of an inn
Word Origin and History for
innkeeper
n.
1540s, from
inn
+
keeper
.