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PUBLICAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
publican; tavern keeper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("publican" is a kind of...):
barkeep; barkeeper; barman; bartender; mixologist (an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "publican"):
tapper; tapster (a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks)