publican / ˈpʌb lɪ kən /
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publican 的定义
n. 名词 noun- Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- Roman History. a person who collected public taxes.
- any collector of taxes, tolls, tribute, or the like.
更多publican例句
- The profits were beyond all reason, and the word publican became a synonym for sinner.
- You have taxed and controlled the brewer and the publican until the outraged Liquor Interest has become a national danger.
- If he decline, there is nothing left but excommunication: "Let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican."
- It was a severer trial for the publican, “To-day I must abide with thee,” than the mere summons to “Make haste, and come down.”
- The poor publican made use of both in his prayer: "God be merciful to me a sinner."