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publican
(pʌblɪkən)
Word forms: plural publicans
countable noun
A publican is a person who owns or manages a pub.
[British, formal]publican in British English
(ˈpʌblɪkən)
noun
1.
(in Britain) a person who keeps a public house
2.
(in ancient Rome) a public contractor, esp one who farmed the taxes of a province
Word origin
C12: from Old French publicain, from Latin pūblicānus tax gatherer, from pūblicum state revenuespublican in American English
(ˈpʌblɪkən)
noun
1.
in ancient Rome, a collector of public revenues, tolls, etc.
2. British
a saloonkeeper
Word origin
ME < L publicanus < publicus: see publicImage ofpublican
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British English: publican /ˈpʌblɪkən/ NOUN
A publican is a person who owns or manages a pub.
- American English: pub owner
- Arabic: صَاحِبُ حَانَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: dono de pub
- Chinese: 酒吧老板
- Croatian: vlasnik puba
- Czech: hospodský
- Danish: værthusholder
- Dutch: caféhouder
- European Spanish: dueño de un bar
- Finnish: pubinpitäjä
- French: propriétaire de pub
- German: Wirt
- Greek: ταβερνιάρης
- Italian: gestore di pub
- Japanese: パブの主人
- Korean: 술집 주인
- Norwegian: pubinnehaver
- Polish: właściciel piwiarni
- European Portuguese: dono de pub
- Romanian: barman
- Russian: трактирщик
- Latin American Spanish: dueño de un bar
- Swedish: pubinnehavare
- Thai: เจ้าของและผู้จัดการบาร์
- Turkish: bar işletmecisi
- Ukrainian: власник пабу
- Vietnamese: chủ quán rượu
Chinese translation of 'publican'
publican
(ˈpʌblɪkən)
n (c)
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酒馆(館)老板
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