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)

1. The owner or administrator of a place of accommodation; a hotelier.
2. An administrator of a convent or monastery's guest facilities.
3. (Late Middle English) A hostler; one who deals with horses.

Descendants

• English: hostler, ostler
  • ⇒? English: hosteler, hosteller
• Scots: ostler

References

• “hō̆stilē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 August 2018.