innkeeper

CEFRB2

/ˈɪnkiːpəɹ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who owns or manages an inn.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

Examples

  • He played cards with the innkeeper while drinking white wine.

  • The innkeeper is very nice.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

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In context

  • The innkeeper grinned slyly.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After a long journey, the traveler knocked on the door of the blank at the roadside inn.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English inkeper; equivalent to inn + keeper. Compare Middle English inholder (“innkeeper”).