Synonyms: inn, bar, pub [informal, mainly British], public house More Synonyms of tavern
tavern in British English
(ˈtævən)
noun
1. a less common word for pub
2. US, Eastern Canada and New Zealand
a place licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink
Word origin
C13: from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna hut
tavern in American English
(ˈtævərn)
noun
1.
a place where liquors, beer, etc. are sold to be drunk on the premises; saloon; bar
2.
an inn
Word origin
ME taverne < OFr < L taberna, tavern, booth, stall made of boards, altered by dissimilation < *traberna < trabs, a beam, roof < IE base *treb-, beamed structure, building > thorp
Examples of 'tavern' in a sentence
tavern
Do you really want to die in a tavern brawl.
Iain Gale Man of Honour (2007)
His murder in a tavern brawl at the age of 29 cut short a glittering literary career.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The very poor would eat out a lot: you could get cheap meals in the local tavern.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The members also agreed to meet once a fortnight for a game, and then to have a shilling dinner at a local tavern.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The pubs closed at 10.30, so the rush getting from your aircraft to the local tavern was enormous.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
Quotations
There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or innSamuel Johnson
Word lists with
tavern
home
(noun)
Definition
a pub
The tavern was packed with about 120 drinkers.
Synonyms
inn
the Waterside inn
bar
the city's most popular country and western bar
pub (informal, mainly British)
He was in the pub until closing time.
public house
watering hole (facetious, slang)
boozer (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal)
I just popped into the boozer for a drink.
beer parlour (Canadian)
beverage room (Canadian)
hostelry
alehouse (archaic)
taproom
Quotation
There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn [Samuel Johnson]
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Nearby words of
tavern
taut
tautological
tautology
tavern
tawdry
tax
taxing
Synonyms of 'tavern'
tavern
Explore 'tavern' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of pub
Definition
a building with a licensed bar where alcoholic drinks may be bought and drunk
He was in the pub until closing time.
Synonyms
tavern,
bar,
inn,
local (British, informal),
saloon,
watering hole (facetious, slang),
boozer (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),