名詞 publican:

1. the keeper of a public house
   同義詞：tavern keeper

1. That publican of the bar is a woman.
   那家酒館的老板是個女的。

pub.li.can

n.（名詞）
Chiefly British The keeper of a public house or tavern.
【多用于英國】 酒店或小酒館的老板
A collector of public taxes or tolls in the ancient Roman Empire.
稅吏：古羅馬帝國收取公共稅或通行稅的人
A collector of taxes or tribute from the public.
征收員：從公眾那兒收取賦稅或貢物的人

來源：
Middle English [tax collector]
中古英語 [稅吏]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin pôblic3nus
源自 拉丁語 pôblic3nus
from pôblicum [public revenue] [from neuter of] pôblicus [public] * see public
源自 pôblicum [公共財富] [] 源自pôblicus的中性詞 [公共的] *參見 public