publican

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  1. noun Chiefly British The keeper of a public house or tavern.
  2. noun A collector of public taxes or tolls in the ancient Roman Empire.
  3. noun A collector of taxes or tribute from the public.

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  • Aileen and I are the only customers; the publican is an old man who greets her by name. —  Gardner Dozois - The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection (2006)
  • If they gave tick, they would never recover the money, and if every Irishman is a knowing scoundrel, the publican is a trifle more knowledgable than the customer, whose brains are besodden. —  The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent
  • Do it once a month and we'll AVALANCHE the Rove-publican *****! —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • Ex-publican, Gabriel McGeown, has been appointed as the new Irish franchisee for leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection .......
  • Levi-Matthew, as a publican or tax collector (Matthew 9: 9-13), was sitting at the ` tax office ', a special place where one went to pay tribute. —  †Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam†
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, tax collector, from Old French, from Latin pūblicānus, from pūblicum, public revenue, from neuter of pūblicus, public; see public.

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  1. from Middle English publican, from Old French publicain, publican, puplicain, popelican, etc., French publicain = Spanish Portuguese Italian publicano, a publican, from Latin publicanus, pertaining to the public revenues, or to their farming out or collection; as a noun, a farmer-general of the public revenue, a taxgatherer; from publicus, public: see public.
 

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/ˈpəblɪkən/
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