Definitions
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- noun archaic Someone who owns a
tavern .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Gonzaga, still half uncertain of his ground, called the taverner and bade him bring a flagon of his best.
Love-at-Arms Rafael Sabatini 1912
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“We serve men here, not boys,” said the taverner, sounding more bored than hostile.
Pathfinder Orson Scott Card 2010
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A woman almost as large as the taverner came in carrying two bowls with spoons in them.
Pathfinder Orson Scott Card 2010
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Rigg walked to the bar, where the taverner—who looked to be at least as large as the largest of his customers—was setting out a half dozen bowls of a thick stew that made Rigg almost faint with hunger, though it had only been two days since he last ate.
Pathfinder Orson Scott Card 2010
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The taverner poured their coins out of his hand onto the table.
Pathfinder Orson Scott Card 2010
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Before he could decide, a door on their side of the bar opened and the taverner beckoned.
Pathfinder Orson Scott Card 2010
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The taverner dismissed his words with a wave of his hand.
Pathfinder Orson Scott Card 2010
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The taverner reached out at the moment Rigg was opening his fist to show the money, and their hands collided.
Pathfinder Orson Scott Card 2010
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So he entered and seeing seven rows of people in the shop, said, Harkye, taverner!
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She replied, My father was a taverner at Mosul and he died and left me much money.
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