taverner

¹ American  

[tav-er-ner] / ˈtæv ər nər /

noun

1. the owner of a tavern.

2. Obsolete. a frequenter of taverns.

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Taverner ² American  

[tav-er-ner] / ˈtæv ər nər /

noun

1. John, 1490?–1545, English organist and composer.

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taverner ¹ British  

/ ˈtævənə /

noun

1. archaic a keeper of a tavern

2. obsolete a constant frequenter of taverns

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Taverner ² British  

/ ˈtævənə /

noun

1. John. ?1495–1545, English composer, esp of church music; best known for the mass Western Wynde , based on a secular song

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Etymology

Origin of taverner

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French tavernier. See tavern, -er ²

Example Sentences

“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.

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

He has been hostler, costermonger, and taverner, and sings the delights of the city.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

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

Catherine, surprised by this unfriendly reception, said drily: "Then you don't want to say a good word to the taverner and the sergeant?"

From The Queen Pedauque by Stritzko, Jos. A. V.