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 two played Lucy and Desi's landlords, who often fought on the show — but those fights reportedly spilled into real life, too.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • Other protections spell out responsibilities for landlords when affordable properties are sold, including a requirement that a new owner either cover relocation benefits or give existing renters a three-month grace period before raising rents and rescreening tenants.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
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  • She has also recently been announced for the role of the evil innkeeper Madame Thénardier in Fred Cavayé’s upcoming adaptation of Les Miserables, alongside Benjamin Lavernhe as Monsieur Thénardier.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
  • In many places the State Department has become little more than an innkeeper for other agencies.
    Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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“Taverner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taverner. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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