publican

noun

/ˈpʌblɪkən/

(British English, formal) a person who owns or manages a pub酒馆老板（或经理）Topics Jobsc2
(Australian English, New Zealand English) a person who owns or manages a hotel旅馆老板（或经理）

词源Middle English (referring to someone who collected taxes in ancient Rome and biblical times): from Old French publicain, from Latin publicanus, from publicum ‘public revenue’, neuter (used as a noun) of publicus ‘of the people’. The current sense dates from the early 18th cent.

词汇	publican
释义	publican noun /ˈpʌblɪkən/ /ˈpʌblɪkən/ (British English, formal) a person who owns or manages a pub酒馆老板（或经理）Topics Jobsc2 (Australian English, New Zealand English) a person who owns or manages a hotel旅馆老板（或经理）词源Middle English (referring to someone who collected taxes in ancient Rome and biblical times): from Old French publicain, from Latin publicanus, from publicum ‘public revenue’, neuter (used as a noun) of publicus ‘of the people’. The current sense dates from the early 18th cent.
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