Meaning

1 senses

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

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    тракти́рщикtraktírščik, тракти́рщицаtraktírščica, корчма́рьkorčmárʹ

    тракти́рникtraktýrnyk, тракти́рницяtraktýrnycja, корчма́рkorčmár

More definitions
  • the owner or manager of an inn

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Are you an innkeeper?

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  2. Tom is an innkeeper.

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

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  4. Ten minutes later, the innkeeper slipped into the room, his eyes bright with excitement.

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  5. The innkeeper grinned slyly.

    ruТрактирщик лукаво улыбнулся.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person responsible for the running of an inn:
Русский
By meaning 1
person responsible for the running of an inn:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person responsible for the running of an inn:

Origin

From Middle English inkeper; equivalent to inn + keeper. Compare Middle English inholder (

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

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Forms

plural: innkeepers
Singularinnkeeper
Pluralinnkeepers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
tavernertavernkeeper
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Derivedfat innkeeperinnkeeperessinnkeeper worminnkeepress

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
innerA2innermostB1inninginnitinnocenceinnocentB1innocentlyB2
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