单词 | publican |
释义 | publican From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Leisure Occupationspublicanpub‧li‧can /ˈpʌblɪkən/ noun [countable]British English formalBODL someone who is in charge of a pub SYN landlordExamples from the Corpuspublican• A publican had to make sure that the gift was not too obvious.• Almost three-quarters of the male labour force were manual workers and most of the non-manual workers were shopkeepers and publicans.• Leading hoteliers, publicans and restaurateurs will converge at the Kings Hall, Balmoral, to choose new wines for their customers.• As a result, publicans are finding they needed to offer something extra to attract custom.• He tore it up, and they all remained good friends until the day the publican died.• They took one look at the group of adamant women and ordered the publican to complete the round. |
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