hostiler
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hosteler, hostelere, hosteller, hostilere, hostiller, hostler, hostyller, osteleer, ostelere, osteller, ostiler, ostiller, ostlere
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, from Medieval Latin hostilārius, hospitālārius, from hospitāle. Equivalent to hostel + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔstiˈleːr/, /ɔːstiˈleːr/, /ˈɔstilər/, /ˈɔːstilər/
Noun
hostiler (plural hostilers)
- The owner or administrator of a place of accommodation; a hotelier.
- An administrator of a convent or monastery's guest facilities.
- (Late Middle English) A hostler; one who deals with horses.
Descendants
References
- “hō̆stilē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 August 2018.