hostiler

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === hosteler, hostelere, hosteller, hostilere, hostiller, hostler, hostyller, osteleer, ostelere, osteller, ostiler, ostiller, ostlere === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, from Medieval Latin hostilārius, hospitālārius, from hospitāle. Equivalent to hostel +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔstiˈleːr/, /ɔːstiˈleːr/, /ˈɔstilər/, /ˈɔːstilər/ === Noun === hostiler (plural hostilers) The owner or administrator of a place of accommodation; a hotelier. An administrator of a convent or monastery's guest facilities. (Late Middle English) A hostler; one who deals with horses. ==== Descendants ==== English: hostler, ostler ⇒? English: hosteler, hosteller Scots: ostler ==== References ==== “hō̆stilē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 August 2018.