hosteler
noun
hos·tel·er ˈhä-stə-lər 
variants or hosteller
1
: one that lodges guests or strangers
2
: a traveler who stops at hostels overnight
Word History
Etymology
Middle English hostiller, osteler "innkeeper, servant at an inn attending horses, person keeping horses for hire," borrowed from Anglo-French hosteler, ostiler "innkeeper," from ostel, hostel "lodging, inn" + -er -er entry 2; (sense 2) hostel entry 1 + -er entry 2 — more at hostel entry 1
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
hosteler
noun
variants or hosteller
1
as in hotelier
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- hotelier
- hotelman
- taverner
- innkeeper
- boniface
- padrone
- landlord
- patron
2
as in visitor
Synonyms & Similar Words
- visitor
- vacationist
- vacationer
- guest
- traveler
- excursionist
- tourist
- holidaymaker
- traveller
- sightseer
- holidayer
- pilgrim
- tripper
- transient
- sunseeker
- wayfarer
- rubbernecker
- journeyer
- snowbird
- rubberneck
