innkeeper
US/ˈɪnkiːpəɹ/
innkeeper noun: the person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.
Noun
innkeeper (plural innkeepers)
- The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.
- Synonyms:
- taverner, tavernkeeper
innkeeper meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Persian
innkeeper in Tamil
- விடுதிக்காரர், விடுதி நடத்துநர்
innkeeper in Urdu
- بھٹیارا, سرائے والا
innkeeper in Malayalam
- hotelier, landlord, landlady
- സത്രാധിപൻ, സത്രംനടത്തുകാരൻ, സത്രം വിചാരിപ്പുകാരൻ, പാന്ഥാഗൃഹപഥി, വഴിയമ്പലക്കാരൻ, സത്രം ഉടമസ്ഥൻ
innkeeper in Persian
- person responsible for the running of an inn
- مسافرخانهچی mosâfer-xâneči
More languagesFewer languages
- innkeeper in Thai
- เจ้าสำนักโรงแรม jâo-sǎm-nák roong-rɛɛm
- innkeeper in Vietnamese
- chủ quán trọ
Synonyms of innkeeper
Forms of innkeeper
| plural | innkeepers |
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Origin of innkeeper
From Middle English inkeper; equivalent to inn + keeper. Compare Middle English inholder (“innkeeper”).
Words formed from innkeeper
Phrases with innkeeper
Questions about innkeeper
- What does innkeeper mean?
- Innkeeper means the person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.
- What is innkeeper in Tamil?
- Innkeeper in Tamil is விடுதிக்காரர், விடுதி நடத்துநர். See Innkeeper meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is innkeeper?
- Innkeeper is a noun.
- How do you pronounce innkeeper?
- Innkeeper is pronounced /ˈɪnkiːpəɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of innkeeper?
- The plural of innkeeper is innkeepers.
Words near innkeeper in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: innkeeper (page history and authors); innkeeper (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); innkeeper (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); innkeeper (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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