innkeeper

Often have I recalled the scene in John Buchan’s spy thriller “The 39 Steps” when the protagonist, Richard Hannay, tells his true but unlikely story to an innkeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

The introverted Ms. Grade acknowledged that she was a most unlikely innkeeper.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2024

“With so many Japanese and U.S. military bases here, we would be hit immediately,” said Rinichi Teruya, a 71-year-old innkeeper who grew up in the Okinawa town of Kadena, next to the largest U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

Shelley Hunter, an innkeeper from Quincy, Calif., says airlines should be able to exclude kids from some flights.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023

"Oh, Sir Knight, it is too obvious a matter to be mentioned. All knights carry money, believe me, it's a necessity," the innkeeper said with great feeling.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

They tried numerous hotels, but either they were booked, Ann said, or the innkeepers were price-gouging “and demanding cash.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2025

For a number of years, the marathon included both a racing and touring division and featured refueling stops with delectable fare provided by local innkeepers and restaurateurs.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

A couple in upstate New York became impromptu innkeepers for South Korean tourists over the weekend after the visitors became stranded in an intense blizzard.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2022

Most of the masks in the game are acquired through earning badges by performing tasks for some of the people Sable meets along her journey — innkeepers, machinists, etc.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021

He had given letters to the innkeepers everywhere, and they had promised to send them on.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White