(1887–1979), US businessman; full name Conrad Nicholson Hilton. After buying up different hotels during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, he formed the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1946 and Hilton International in 1948.
Definition of Hilton, Conrad in US English:
Hilton, Conrad
proper nounˈhiltn
(1887–1979), US businessman; full name Conrad Nicholson Hilton. After buying up different hotels during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, he formed the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1946 and Hilton International in 1948.