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innkeeper

noun

inn·​keep·​er ˈin-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce innkeeper (audio)
1
: a proprietor of an inn
2

Example Sentences

the innkeeper was a very genial, accommodating host
Recent Examples on the Web Instead of an innkeeper, Tradewell has become a pool keeper. Karen Heller, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 Don Quixote bragged to an innkeeper that his horse was the finest that ever ate bread. Julia Skinner, Longreads, 16 July 2022 They are each charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and defrauding an innkeeper. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 14 July 2022 Federal immunity is even broader; last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Border Patrol agent could not be sued for retaliation or excessive use of force after he was accused of shoving an innkeeper to the ground. Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Jefferson wrote to William Evans, a Baltimore innkeeper. Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2022 Spurious legend has it that a voyeuristic innkeeper in Bologna was peeking through a keyhole to spy on Venus, Mars and Bacchus in the middle of a hot and heavy threesome. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022 At the Celo Inn, the innkeeper has an artifact — a rotary phone — in the entryway. Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 6 Apr. 2022 Unlike Stephen King’s many other protagonists, Gwendy Peterson didn’t face the existential threat of a killer dog, demonic clown or alcoholic innkeeper. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of innkeeper was in the 15th century

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