Synonyms for publican
All synonyms
Noun
1. Ale-draper — the landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes…
licensee UK, bong, licensed victualler UK, alekeeper, alekeep, tavernkeeper, tavernkeep, ale-draper dated, taverner dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).
Related words
- Word family
- pub
Forms
- Plural
- publicans → licensees, bongs, alekeepers, alekeeps…
Example sentences
- bong Bing-bong ... bing-bong ... "Oh-oh. The class bell!"
- landlord It became so that I had to hide from the landlord.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| publican | steady | |
| bong | rising | |
| tavernkeeper | steady | |
| landlord | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bong1
- 7 letters
- alekeep
- 8 letters
- landlord2, licensee3, hotelier3, taverner
- 9 letters
- alekeeper
- 10 letters
- tavernkeep
- 12 letters
- tavernkeeper
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (landlord2 = 2 syllables).