publican

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (Ireland, UK) The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).
  2. (Commonwealth, broadly) The manager or owner of a hotel.

Conceptes

Sinònims

tavern keeper

tavern-keeper

taxcollector

saloon keeper

customs-officer

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈpʌblɪk(ə)n/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

Probably from public house (“(Britain) bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging, pub”) or public (“open to all members of a community”) + -an (suffix forming agent nouns), apparently originally used humorously.

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