publican
noun /ˈpʌblɪkən/
/ˈpʌblɪkən/
- (British English, formal) a person who owns or manages a pub
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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.