hostiler
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hosteller, osteller, hostiller, ostiller, hostelere, ostelere, hosteler, osteleer, hostyller, hostilere, hostler, ostlere, ostiler
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, from Medieval Latin hostilārius, hospitālārius, from hospitāle. Equivalent to hostel + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(h)ɔsˈtɛːlər/, /ˈ(h)ɔstilər/, /(h)ɔːsˈtɛːlər/, /ˈ(h)ɔːstilər/, /ˈ(h)ɔst(ə)lər/
Noun
hostiler (plural hostilers)
- The owner or administrator of a place of accomodation; a hotelier.
- A administrator of a convent or monastery's guest facilities.
- (Late Middle English) A hostler; one who deals with horses.
Descendants
- English: hosteler, hostler, ostler
- Scots: hosteler, hostler
References
- “hō̆stilē̆r (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-07.