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publican

noun
🔊/ˈpʌblɪkən/
🔊/ˈpʌblɪkən/
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  1. (British English, formal) a person who owns or manages a pub酒馆老板（或经理）Topics Jobsc2
  2. (Australian English, New Zealand English) a person who owns or manages a hotel旅馆老板（或经理）
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (referring to someone who collected taxes in ancient Rome and biblical times): from Old French publicain, from Latin publicanus, from publicum ‘public revenue’, neuter (used as a noun) of publicus ‘of the people’. The current sense dates from the early 18th cent.