as in landlord
the owner or manager of an inn in Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn a taverner tells a series of tales in verse to a group of travelers

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Noun
  • The lawsuit claims RealPage, controlling over 80% of the rental market, uses data from competing landlords to artificially inflate rental prices.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2025
  • What about penalties for landlords who use renovations to evict tenants?
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Ron is a beefy man in his early forties, with thick glasses and a short dark beard, and has the ample appearance and jovial manner of an Elizabethan innkeeper.
    Robert Finch June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
  • Although innkeepers tax numbers decreased, Wolverton said the organization is still on track for appropriations.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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“Taverner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taverner. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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