Etymology

innkeeper

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Today it means: The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor. Full definition →

Middle English inkeper
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  1. Middle English · inherited frominkeper
  2. English todayinnkeeper

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

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