Zöllner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- publican noun The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).
Senses
Zöllner is used for these senses in English:
- customs officer An officer enforcing customs laws.
- publican (Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.
- tax collector One who has the responsibility for collecting taxes.
publican — full definition
- noun The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).
- noun The manager or owner of a hotel.