tavernkeeper en · NOUN
Etymology
From tavern + keeper.
Meanings
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One who keeps a tavern.
Mr. Hautekiet, 41, a large, friendly man with a seemingly endless supply of facts about the town, said that all attempts to locate former residents of Goverthing had been fruitless, though one — the tavernkeeper — had been found in a retirement home in Brooklyn, where he has refused for decades to speak of the town, its uneasy relationship with the Army or its demise.
2009 September 19, Randy Kennedy, “Uncovering a Small Town (and Some Tall Tales)”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tavernkeepers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (4)
eo drinkejestro (one who keeps a tavern) · enm taverner (one who keeps a tavern) · enm tappestere (one who keeps a tavern) · la caupō (one who keeps a tavern)