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Noun: publican  pú-blu-kun
Usage: Brit
  1. The keeper of a public house
    - tavern keeper [Brit, archaic]

Derived forms: publicans

Type of: barkeep, barkeeper, barman, bartender, mixologist [informal]

Encyclopedia: Publican