publican

名詞

1. 1

   酒吧老闆、酒館經營者英式

   The publican refused to serve anyone who was already drunk.

   酒吧老闆拒絕再招待已經喝醉的客人。

2. 2

   稅吏、收稅員舊式

   In the Bible, publicans were despised for collecting taxes for Rome.

   在聖經中，稅吏因為替羅馬收稅而受人鄙視。