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hosteller

hos·tel·ler

UK/ˈhɒstələ/ US/ˈhɑstəlɚ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.
2.

a traveler who lodges in hostels

  • “a youth hosteller”

Origin

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

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