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 courtier turned pink at that, and but for the arrival of the taverner with the wine, it is possible he might have done an unconscionable rashness.
From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael
"I doubt," answered the taverner, "it will be easier to get the Old Ship to look what she ort, than it will be to get you to look again like a publican's son."
From The Broom-Squire by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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
Gonzaga, still half uncertain of his ground, called the taverner and bade him bring a flagon of his best.
From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael
Of the knightly rank by which the taverner addressed him the fellow bore no outward signs.
From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael
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
When Lamb forces himself to come slouching through, whether in a verbal sword dance with Scott Thomas’ Taverner or with a more physical display of spycraft, it isn’t just surprising, it’s inspirational.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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
A celebrity named Jason Taverner draws 30 million viewers on his TV show.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
George did not press the point in the least, but he would remind Mr. Hunter, under such an arrangement, Mr. Percy Taverner might very likely benefit.
From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John
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