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hosteller

/ˈhɑstəlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hosteller
IPA
/ˈhɑstəlɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who keeps a hostel or inn.

noun

A student in a hostel, or small unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Either a variant of hostler, ostler (“groom”) remodelled after hostel or a new formation from hostel + -er. Piecewise doublet of hospitaller.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɑstəlɚ/
  • British English: /ˈhɒstələ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hostellers (plural) hosteler (alternative, US)

Synonyms

hotelier hotelkeeper hotel manager

Questions

How do you pronounce hosteller?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑstəlɚ/.
What does hosteller mean?
One who keeps a hostel or inn.
Where does hosteller come from?
Either a variant of hostler, ostler (“groom”) remodelled after hostel or a new formation from hostel + -er. Piecewise doublet of hospitaller.

How to pronounce hosteller

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