innkeeper
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innkeeper
- /ˈɪnkiːpəɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English inkeper; equivalent to inn + keeper. Compare Middle English inholder (“innkeeper”).
noun innkeepers
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The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.
Similar: taverner, tavernkeeper
Translations
Every language
noun person responsible for the running of an inn
| Español | posadero, posadera, ventero, ventera |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 客棧老闆 /客栈老板 kèzhàn lǎobǎn |
| Kiswahili | mwenye nyumba ya wageni |
| Português | estalajadeiro |
| Français | tavernier, hôtelier, aubergiste |
| Deutsch | Gastwirt, Gastwirtin, Wirt, Wirtin, Krüger |
| Italiano | locandiere, locandiera, oste, ostessa, taverniere, taverniera |
| Română | hangiu, hangiță |
| Русский | тракти́рщик traktírščik, тракти́рщица traktírščica, корчма́рь korčmárʹ, корчма́рка korčmárka |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ quán trọ |
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