PUBLICAN


Meaning of PUBLICAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpʌblɪkən ]

n. 1 a Brit. the keeper of a public house. b Austral. the keeper of a hotel. 2 Rom.Hist. & Bibl. a tax-collector or tax-farmer. [ME f. OF publicain f. L publicanus f. publicum public revenue (as PUBLIC)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.