The female head of a household; (also) the landlady of an inn. Now chiefly in wife of the house (in later use more likely to be understood as…

spec. A man who lodges and entertains for payment; a man who keeps a public place of lodging or entertainment; the landlord of an inn. Often in…

spec. A woman who keeps a public place of lodging and entertainment; the mistress of an inn. Also in archaic phrase mine hostess.

A keeper of a hostelry or inn; an innkeeper. archaic.

A person who runs an inn or tavern. Also in figurative contexts.

A person who keeps or runs an inn or tavern; an innkeeper.

A landlady, hostess.

A hosteler or innkeeper.

= hosteler, n. 2.

The hostess of an inn; the mistress of a lodging- or boarding-house.

The master of an inn, an innkeeper.

A person who owns or runs a hotel.

keeper of an auberge.

A person standing, walking, selling something, etc., on or by the roadside; (also) a homeless person, a tramp (now rare).

The keeper of a khan or inn.

The owner of a motel or chain of motels.