taverner
noun
the owner of a tavern.
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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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The taverner took me by the sleeve, “Sir,” saith he, “will you our wine assay?”
From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles
The taverner retired dissatisfied, and when outside the church rubbed his head and ruminated.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John
All the guests were silent, and fixed their eyes anxiously on the taverner.
From The Broom-Squire by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Marry, at the door even hereby; If we call anything on high, The taverner will answer.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 by Hazlitt, William Carew
What boor, what porter, what taverner is so poor of speech that could not curse more eloquently than these folk, if he would consent to assume the professor's gown?
From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
When Taverner, the former volunteer manager, emailed the HR director to question whether the board was best placed to investigate one of its own members, he was sacked.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Taverner probably has three PhDs and could bring Jackson Lamb along gratis, with his networks and cigarettes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Having shivered over the eerie adventures of Algernon Blackwood’s psychic investigator, John Silence, I was led to other mysteries featuring occult detectives, starting with William Hope Hodgson’s Carnacki the Ghost-Finder and Dion Fortune’s Dr. Taverner.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
Herron was a script consultant on the Apple TV series, which stars Oldman as Lamb and Kristin Scott Thomas as slippery MI5 chief Diana “Lady Di” Taverner.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2021
Mr. Taverner is now a married man, and by this time he is a thousand miles away.
From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John
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