First Known Use: 1765
Dictionary
hotel
noun ho·tel \hō-ˈtel, ˈhō-ˌ\
: a place that has rooms in which people can stay especially when they are traveling : a place that provides food, lodging, and other services for paying guests
Full Definition of HOTEL
: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
— ho·tel·dom \-dəm\ noun
See hotel defined for English-language learners
See hotel defined for kids
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of HOTEL
French hôtel, from Old French hostel hostel
Related to HOTEL
- Synonyms
- auberge, caravansary (or caravanserai), hospice, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, public house, tavern
Other Business Terms
Rhymes with HOTEL
band shell, barbell, Becquerel, Blackwell, bluebell, bombshell, bridewell, cadelle, cartel, chandelle, Chanel, clamshell, compel, cormel, cornel, corral, cowbell, cupel, diel, dispel, doorbell, dry cell, dry well, dumbbell, duxelles, ear shell, eggshell, excel, expel, farewell, fat cell, foretell, fuel cell, gazelle, germ cell, Glaspell, gromwell, groundswell, half shell, handbell, hard sell, hard-shell, harebell, impel, indwell, inkwell, Jarrell, jurel, Kandel, lampshell, lapel, Mandel, marcel, maxwell, Maxwell, micelle, misspell, morel, motel, nacelle, nerve cell, Nobel, noel, nouvelle, nutshell, oil well, Orel, Orwell, outsell, pall-mall, Parnell, pastel, pell-mell, pixel, pointelle, Ponselle, presell, propel, quenelle, rakehell, rappel, Ravel, rebel, refel, repel, respell, retell, riel, rondel, Roswell, saurel, scalpel, seashell, sequel, sleigh bell, soft sell, soft-shell, solgel, speedwell, spinel, stairwell, star shell, stem cell, tooth shell, unsell, unwell, upwell, wind-bell
Hotel
Definition of HOTEL
—a communications code word for the letter h
First Known Use of HOTEL
1952
HOTEL Defined for Kids
hotel
noun ho·tel \hō-ˈtel\
Definition of HOTEL for Kids
: a place that provides lodging and meals for the public : inn
Learn More About HOTEL
Browse
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up hotel? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).