hotel

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noun

ho·​tel hō-ˈtel How to pronounce hotel (audio)
ˈhō-ˌtel
: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
hoteldom
hō-ˈtel-dəm How to pronounce hotel (audio)
ˈhō-ˌtel-
noun

Hotel

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communications code word

used as a code word for the letter h

Examples of hotel in a Sentence

Noun check out of a hotel for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Most of Vierra’s family has been staying in hotels, an initial boon to the disaster response in a community where demand for housing was already extremely high before 12,000 people lost their homes in the fires. Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024 The hotels have donation areas where people can drop off items like toys, clothing and toiletries that others can pick up as needed. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024 In addition to hotel concierges, restaurant employees (maître d’s, hosts, line cooks) also sell tables on Appointment Trader, risking their jobs for quick cash. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024 The hotel is a white wooden house covered in green vines. Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024 Police confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday that officers had responded to an incident at the 8200 block of Sunset Boulevard at 12:15 a.m; Fox News 11 also shared footage of detectives outside the hotel later the morning of the incident. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024 His desire to shield his assets set in motion the events that ultimately would bring him down: the robbery in a cheap Las Vegas hotel room in 2007. Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 In September 2007, Simpson and five other men broke into a Las Vegas hotel room and took game balls, plaques, and other objects that Simpson alleged were his. Solcyré Burga, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024 Simpson, who flew to Chicago that night and checked into a hotel hours later for a promotional engagement, was an early suspect, in part due to the domestic violence charges. Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from French hôtel, going back to Old French hostel, ostel "lodging, accommodation" — more at hostel entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1687, in the meaning defined above

Communications Code Word

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hotel was in 1687

Dictionary Entries Near hotel

Cite this Entry

“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

hotel

noun
ho·​tel hō-ˈtel How to pronounce hotel (audio)
: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and personal services for its guests
Etymology

Noun

from French hôtel "hotel," from early French hostel "a place for travelers to spend the night," derived from Latin hospitalis "of a guest, showing hospitality," from hospit-, hospes "host, stranger, guest" — related to hospital, hospitality

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