taverner
noun
the owner of a tavern.
taverner
1 American
[tav-er-ner]
/ ˈtæv ər nər /
noun
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the owner of a tavern.
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Obsolete. a frequenter of taverns.
Taverner
2
American
[tav-er-ner]
/ ˈtæv ər nər /
noun
taverner
1
British
/ ˈtævənə /
noun
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archaic a keeper of a tavern
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obsolete a constant frequenter of taverns
Taverner
2
British
/ ˈtævənə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of taverner
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French tavernier. See tavern, -er 2
Example Sentences
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My father was a taverner at Mosul and he died and left me much money.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Some time I was a taverner, A gentle gossip and a tapster, Of wine and ale a trusty brewer, Which woe hath me wrought.
From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs
Even as I was going forward to regard them the taverner appeared, leading my horse by the bridle.
From The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro by Sabatini, Rafael
“Jenkins, love!” they exclaimed in one breath as the landlord returned, much to his discomfiture; and their eyes twinkled and wrinkled as they poked fun at the taverner.
From Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time by Hazelton, George C.
And here's my host of the Three Mariners, My creditor and trusty taverner, My corporal in the Great Artillery!
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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