Definition of innkeepernext
as in taverner
the owner or manager of an inn the innkeeper was a very genial, accommodating host

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Recent Examples of innkeeper She’s introduced listeners to librarians, bakers, innkeepers, and a whole host of animals that call Nothing Much their home. Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025 Stay At The Inn At Bald Head Island Let owners and innkeepers Gail and Dann Jackson spoil you with hospitality at this charming bed and breakfast located in Harbor Village. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025 The celebratory July 4 meal would certainly have kept the innkeeper, Daniel Smith, busy replenishing the finest bottles of Madeira from behind the locked bar—perhaps overhearing snippets of chatter among the delegates. Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025 The innkeeper who greets the same families every season. Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for innkeeper
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landlord
Noun
  • These findings led to the board ordering rent rebates and reimbursements totaling more than $200,000 — relief tenants say has yet to materialize due to the landlord’s appeal.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The landlord is Archie’s father, Lee Archie, alongside his partner Hanju Morrow.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Innkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innkeeper. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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