publican

publican
noun
  1. (Brit.)a person who owns or manages a pub
    (英)酒馆老板
    ■(Austral.)a person who owns or manages a hotel
    (澳)旅馆老板
  2. (in ancient Roman and biblical times) a collector or farmer of taxes
    (古罗马和《圣经》时代的)征税员;包税人
    publicans and sinners.
    包税人和罪人。
语源
  1. Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French publicain, from Latin publicanus, from publicum 'public revenue', neuter (used as a noun) of publicus 'of the people'. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent
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