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Hosteller vs Hostel - What's the difference?

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Hostel is a derived term of hosteller.



In obsolete terms the difference between hosteller and hostel

is that hosteller is a student in a hostel, or small unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge while hostel is a small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.

As nouns the difference between hosteller and hostel

is that hosteller is one who keeps a hostel or inn while hostel is a commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

hosteller

English

Alternative forms

* hosteler

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who keeps a hostel or inn.
  • (obsolete) A student in a hostel, or small unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.
  • (Fuller)

    hostel

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hostel) (en noun)
  • A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel
  • (not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food
  • (obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.
  • (Holinshed)

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hosteler, hosteller * hostelry

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