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TAVERN KEEPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tavern keeper mean?
• TAVERN KEEPER (noun)
The noun TAVERN KEEPER has 1 sense:
1. the keeper of a public house
Familiarity information: TAVERN KEEPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The keeper of a public house
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
publican; tavern keeper
Hypernyms ("tavern keeper" is a kind of...):
barkeep; barkeeper; barman; bartender; mixologist (an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tavern keeper"):
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