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taverner

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of taverner

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
Synonyms of taverner

boniface, innkeeper, landlord
Words Related to taverner

padrone, patron

hosteler (or hosteller), hotelier, hotelman

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